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Effect of Cholinolytics on the Rate of Feeding Reaction of Carp Cyprinus carpio L.

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The effect of cholinolytics inhibiting the transmission of signals in the cholinergic system on the rate of feeding reaction of juvenile carp Cyprinus carpio L. has been studied. We have revealed differences in the rate and duration of the impacts of cholinolytics affecting M- and N-cholinergic receptors on one of the parameters of the feeding behavior of fish: the rate of feeding reaction. The administration of the highest rate (1.0 mg/kg of fish weight) of some substances results in the maximal increase in the latent feeding time (or a decrease in the rate of the feeding reaction) of fish: by 710 and 224% in 1.5 h upon the use of atropine and metacin, respectively, and 249% in 30 min after pentamine administration. The period of return to the norm is 9 h for atropine and metacin and 8 h for pentamine. A decrease in the dose of all studied cholinolytics causes a dose-dependent decrease in the period of their action and in the feeding latent time. Different rates of the decrease in the rate of feeding reaction at the administration of cholinolytics of predominantly central (atropine) and peripheral (metacin and pentamine) effect testify to the dependence of this parameter on their effect on M- or N-cholinergic receptors.

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This work was performed according to the State Task of the Federal Agency for Scientific Organizations of Russia (topic no. AAAA-A18-118012690102-9).

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Smirnova, E.S., Kuz’mina, V.V. Effect of Cholinolytics on the Rate of Feeding Reaction of Carp Cyprinus carpio L.. Inland Water Biol 13, 308–312 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1995082920020121

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