Metallothionein response in gills of Oreochromis mossambicus exposed to copper in fresh water

Freshwater Oreochromis mossambicus (tilapia) were exposed to 3.2 mumol/l Cu(NO3)2 in the water for up to 80 days, and copper (Cu) and immunoreactive metallothionein (irMT) were localized in the branchial epithelium.

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Published inAmerican journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. R320 - R331
Main Authors ZHICHAO DANG, LOCK, R. A. C, FLIK, G, BONGA, S. E. W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bethesda, MD American Physiological Society 01.07.1999
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Cells
Chemical and industrial products toxicology. Toxic occupational diseases
Copper
Fish
Medical sciences
Metals and various inorganic compounds
Toxicology
Water pollution
Vertebrata
Gill
Oreochromis mossambicus
Toxicity
Pisces
Animal
Copper
Epithelium
Gene expression
Accumulation
Metallothionein
Heavy metal
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Summary:Freshwater Oreochromis mossambicus (tilapia) were exposed to 3.2 mumol/l Cu(NO3)2 in the water for up to 80 days, and copper (Cu) and immunoreactive metallothionein (irMT) were localized in the branchial epithelium.
ISSN:0363-6119
1522-1490