| Title : Biochemical indicators of contaminant exposure in spotted pigfish (Orthopristis ruber) caught at three bays of Rio de Janeiro coast - Ventura_2002_Mar.Environ.Res_54_775 |
| Author(s) : Ventura EC , Gaelzer LR , Zanette J , Marques MR , Bainy AC |
| Ref : Mar Environ Research , 54 :775 , 2002 |
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Abstract :
The initial sampling in the Marine Monitoring Program (MOMAM), coordinated by the Ministry of Marine Affairs (IEAPM), was performed along the southeast coast of Brazil. Orthopristis ruber samples were collected at Guanabara, Sepetiba and Ilha Grande Bays. Microsomal CYP1A levels and cytosolic cholinesterase (ChE), catalase (CAT) and glutathione S-transferase (GST) activities were measured in the liver of these fish according to established procedures. CAT activity and CYP1A content were significantly higher (P < or = 0.05) in fish caught at Guanabara Bay, which might be due to higher levels of peroxisome proliferators and Ah receptor agonists, respectively, at this site compared to the other sites. Also, lower GST activity was observed in fish from this site, which may possibly be related to the presence of oxidative-stress inducing compounds. |
| PubMedSearch : Ventura_2002_Mar.Environ.Res_54_775 |
| PubMedID: 12408649 |
Ventura EC, Gaelzer LR, Zanette J, Marques MR, Bainy AC (2002)
Biochemical indicators of contaminant exposure in spotted pigfish (Orthopristis ruber) caught at three bays of Rio de Janeiro coast
Mar Environ Research
54 :775
Ventura EC, Gaelzer LR, Zanette J, Marques MR, Bainy AC (2002)
Mar Environ Research
54 :775