Morcillo_2018_Environ.Sci.Pollut.Res.Int_25_1533

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Title : Reference intervals for B-esterases in gull, Larus michahellis (Nauman, 1840) from Northwest Spain: influence of age, gender, and tissue - Morcillo_2018_Environ.Sci.Pollut.Res.Int_25_1533
Author(s) : Morcillo SM , Perego MC , Vizuete J , Caloni F , Cortinovis C , Fidalgo LE , Lopez-Beceiro A , Miguez MP , Soler F , Perez-Lopez M
Ref : Environ Sci Pollut Res Int , 25 :1533 , 2018
Abstract :

Over the last years, cholinesterase (ChE) and carboxylesterase (CbE) activities have been increasingly used in environmental biomonitoring to detect the exposure to anticholinesterase insecticides such as organophosphorates (OPs) and carbamates (CBs). The aim of this study was to determine ChE and CbE enzymatic activities present in liver and muscle of yellow-legged gulls (Larus michahellis), a seabird species considered suitable to monitor environmental pollution. In order to provide reference data for further biomonitoring studies, the influence of different factors, such as gender, age, sampling mode, and tissue, was considered in the present study. Our data report a statistically significant difference in CbE enzymatic activity comparing liver and muscle samples (P < 0.05) along with an age-related CbE activity in liver samples (P < 0.05). Moreover, according to our results, capture method might influence CbE and ChE activity in both liver and muscle samples (P < 0.05). These findings underline the importance to assess basal levels of ChE and CbE activity considering, among other factors, gender-, age- and organ-related differences and confirm the suitability of Larus michahellis as a sentinel species especially within an urban environment.

PubMedSearch : Morcillo_2018_Environ.Sci.Pollut.Res.Int_25_1533
PubMedID: 29098577

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Morcillo SM, Perego MC, Vizuete J, Caloni F, Cortinovis C, Fidalgo LE, Lopez-Beceiro A, Miguez MP, Soler F, Perez-Lopez M (2018)
Reference intervals for B-esterases in gull, Larus michahellis (Nauman, 1840) from Northwest Spain: influence of age, gender, and tissue
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 25 :1533

Morcillo SM, Perego MC, Vizuete J, Caloni F, Cortinovis C, Fidalgo LE, Lopez-Beceiro A, Miguez MP, Soler F, Perez-Lopez M (2018)
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 25 :1533