Time effects on enzyme activity in the mosquitofish,Gambusia Holbrooki

摘要

AbstractA study to examine the maximum interval between time of death and enzymatic sampling was conducted to determine the appropriate interval to procure reliable data from electrophoretic analysis of mosquitofish,Gambusia holbrooki. Dead fish were sampled at regular time intervals (0, 8, 12, 24 hours) and electrophoresed. All 26 of the enzyme systems assayed were reliably scorable 8 hours after death, with a large number remaining scorable up to 24 hours after death.