Effects of acute ammonia toxicity on oxidative stress, DNA damage and apoptosis in digestive gland and gill of Asian clam (Corbicula fluminea)

• Published in: Fish & shellfish immunology Vol. 99; pp. 514 - 525
• Main Authors: Zhang, Tianxu, Yan, Zhenguang, Zheng, Xin, Wang, Shuping, Fan, Juntao, Liu, Zhengtao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2020
• Subjects: Ammonia stress; Apoptosis; Corbicula fluminea; DNA damage; Oxidative stress; Corbicula fluminea; Oxidative stress; Ammonia stress; DNA damage; Apoptosis

Ammonia is one of the major pollutants associated with the main river basins due to ammonification of uneaten food and animal excretion, which usually brings detrimental health effects to aquatic invertebrate. However, the mechanisms of ammonia toxicity in aquatic invertebrate have rarely been repor...