3.4. Effects of salinity stress on the GR2 in the gill, intestine and kidney
The mRNA expression of GR2 was significantly increased
(P < 0.05) on day 1 in the gill of the SW fish compared to the
respective FW fish (Fig. 1Ea), but no significant difference was
found on day 4. The mRNA expression of GR2 was significantly increased
on day 1, while the GR2 transcripts were significantly decreased
on day 4, by the SW compared to the FW in the intestine
of tilapia (Fig. 1Eb). The transcripts of GR2 in the kidney were significantly
increased (P < 0.05) by the SW compared to the FW on
day 1, whereas no significant difference was found on day 4 between
the FW and SW fish (Fig. 1Ec).