Assessing metabolic rates in zebrafish using a 3D-printed intermittent-flow respirometer and swim tunnel system

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Zebrafish have become a widely used vertebrate model in physiology and reliable measures of their metabolic rate are needed. We have developed a 3D-printed respirometer and swim tunnel system and used it for obtaining accurate measurement of standard metabolic rate (SMR) and maximal, aerobic metabolic rate (MMR) in zebrafish under rest and maximal exercise, respectively. We compared a slow (stepwise) protocol to a fast (continuous) protocol for determining MMR. The fast protocol yielded slightly (but not significantly) higher oxygen consumption rates than the slow protocol and the data, in contrast to the slow protocol, followed a normal distribution. These findings point to the fast protocol as a fast and reliable method for obtaining accurate values of MMR in zebrafish. We make the 3D drawings for printing the system available to researchers, to help streamline the field of metabolic research in zebrafish and other smaller fish species.

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Hejlesen, R., Scheffler, F. B., Byrge, C. G., Kjær-Sørensen, K., Oxvig, C., Fago, A., & Malte, H. (2024). Assessing metabolic rates in zebrafish using a 3D-printed intermittent-flow respirometer and swim tunnel system. Biology Open, 13(6). https://doi.org/10.1242/bio.060375

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