Changes in body weight and respiration rate in loach embryos

• Published in: Ontogenez Vol. 8; no. 5; p. 525
• Main Authors: Dontsova, G V, Grudnitskiĭ, V A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Russia (Federation) 1977
• Subjects: Animals; Body Weight; Cyprinidae - embryology; Respiration

Changes in the raw and dry weight of the intact eggs and isolated embryos of the loach, as well as in the respiration rate have been followed from 3.5 (64 blastomeres) till 46 hrs of development (prior to hatching). The raw weight of the intact eggs was shown to decrease somewhat. The dry weight of...