Integrating ionic regulation, acid-base balance and cardiorespiratory function in fish

1. 我的大部分研究都是探讨鱼类如何适应不断变化的环境条件和急性或慢性压力。 本申请的一个大的组成部分将解决一个重要的激素反应的压力，肾上腺素能应激反应的参与。 这种反应旨在优化生理功能并最大限度地减少压力的有害影响，是由两种激素释放到血液中引发的。这些激素，肾上腺素和去甲肾上腺素，被称为儿茶酚胺激素。 在这项资助申请中提出的具体研究将试图阐明触发儿茶酚胺释放的复杂机制，这是一个目前在鱼类中还没有很好理解的过程。 这项研究特别重要，因为鱼类继续面临不断恶化和紧张的环境条件。

1. Much of my research examines how fish are able to adapt to changing environmental conditions and acute or chronic stressors. A large component of this application will address the involvement of an important hormonal response to stress, the adrenergic stress response. This response, aimed at optimising physiological function and minimising the detrimental effects of stress, is initiated by the release of two hormones into the bloodstream. These hormones, adrenaline and noradrenaline, are termed the catecholamine hormones. Specific research that is proposed in this grant application would attempt to elucidate the complex mechanisms triggering the release of catecholamines, a process that is presently not well understood in fish. This research is particularly relevant as fish continue to encounter deteriorating and stressful environmental conditions.