Effect of metals, with special attention of Cd, content of the Svitava and Svratka rivers on levels of thiol compounds in fish liver and their use as biochemical markers

• Authors: KOVAROVA Jana; CELECHOVSKA Olga; KIZEK Rene; ADAM Vojtech; HARUŠTIAKOVÁ Danka; SVOBODOVA Zdenka
• Year of publication: 2009
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Neuroendocrinology Letters
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Science
• Field: Water pollution and control
• Keywords: cadmium; chub; Leuciscus cephalus; thiol compounds; fish; Svratka river; Svitava river
• Description: Many factors influence content of MT, GSH, and GSSG, and data for Cd were equivocal. Monitoring the aquatic ecosystem to identify metal content using thiol compounds in fish liver as biomarkers is complex. More relevant data including laboratory experiments will be required to assess most of the factors influencing thiols and their relevance to Cd contamination.

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