tricaine

[′trī‚kān]

(organic chemistry)

C₁₀H₁₅NO₅S Fine, needlelike crystals, soluble in water; used as an anesthetic for fish.

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Sixty individuals were separately euthanized with tricaine methane sulfonate (MS-222) and stored at -20AdegC for the entire carcass body before the start of the experiment.

Dietary Protein Level in the Practical Diet of Yellowfin Seabream, Acanthopagrus arabicus, Juveniles for Optimum Growth Performance, Survival and Carcass Composition

Salamanders were caught by hand and anaesthetised using tricaine methanesulphonate (MS-222), one of the anaesthetics most commonly used in the field sampling of amphibians (e.g.

Sexual dimorphism in the endemic Sardinian cave salamander (Atylodes genei)

The drugs used for immersion anesthesia for elasmobranchs are the following: benzocaine, etomidate, metomidate, halothane-oxygen-nitrous oxide, oxygen, quinaldine and tricaine methane sulfonate (MS-222) (Stamper, 2004; Stamper, 2007).

Use of eugenol for anesthesia of lesser guitarfish Zapteryx brevirostris (Rhinobatidae)/Uso de eugenol para anestesia de raia-viola Zapteryx brevirostris (Rhinobatidae)

Sampled fish were sacrificed with an overdose of tricaine methanesulphonate (MS-222; 1 g [L.sup.-1]).

Functional feminization of the Mexican snook (Centropomus poeyi) using 17[beta]-estradiol in the diet

Euthanasia was performed in accordance with the American Veterinary Medical Association Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals (AVMA, 2013); primary euthanasia was exposure to buffered, pharmaceutical-grade tricaine methanesulfonate (MS-222), followed by decapitation as a secondary method.

Cryptic Male Phenotypes in the Mangrove Rivulus Fish, Kryptolebias marmoratus

Several substances and combinations of substances, such as alcohol, ether, barbiturates, quinaldine, tricaine methanesulfonate (MS 222), chlorbutanol and benzocaine have been used to induce anesthesia in fish.

Anesthetic induction of juveniles of Rhamdia quelen and Ctenopharyngodon idella with Ocimum micranthum essential oil/Inducao anestesica de Rhamdia quelen e Ctenopharyngodon idella com o oleo essencial de Ocimum micranthum

At 48 hpf, embryos were screened for malformations, and the morphologically normal animals were euthanized by overdose of buffered tricaine methanesulfonate (MS-222, 200-300 mg/L) by prolonged immersion and monitored under a dissecting microscope until their hearts stopped beating (approximately 15 min).

Signaling Events Downstream of AHR Activation That Contribute to Toxic Responses: The Functional Role of an AHR-Dependent Long Noncoding RNA (slincR) Using the Zebrafish Model

On November 17, 2015, after several days of recovery from the artificial spawning procedure, 55 fish were anaesthetized with tricaine methanosufonate (MS-222) and surgically implanted with MCFT2-3L (5) radio transmitters (Lotek Wireless, Inc., Newmarket, Canada).

Movement and mortality of Atlantic salmon kelts (Salmo salar) released into the Penobscot River, Maine

At the appropriate time-point following environmental or pharmacological stimulus, each fish was anesthetized in tricaine methanesulfonate (MS 222; 300 [micro]g/mL) for 4 min and then euthanized by decapitation.

EXPRESSION OF AN ARC-IMMUNOREACTIVE PROTEIN IN THE ADULT ZEBRAFISH BRAIN INCREASES IN RESPONSE TO A NOVEL ENVIRONMENT

Saczk, "Determination of benzocaine and tricaine in fish fillets using BIA with amperometric detection," Electroanalysis, vol.

A New Approach for the Determination of Benzocaine and Procaine in Pharmaceuticals by Single-Sweep Polarography

Animals were anesthetized via immersion in 1% tricaine mesylate (MS222) buffered to a pH of 7.

An Investigation into Tetrodotoxin (TTX) Levels Associated with the Red Dorsal Spots in Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) Efts and Adults

At each sampling event, fish were killed with an overdose of tricaine methanesulphonate (MS-222).

Algal and Vegetable Oils as Sustainable Fish Oil Substitutes in Rainbow Trout Diets: An Approach to Reduce Contaminant Exposure