Antioxidant system breakdown in brain of feral golden grey mullet (Liza aurata) as an effect of mercury exposure

Although brain has been recognized as a primary target for mercury toxicity in mammals, the effects of this metal in fish brain are scarcely described. Thus, the main objective of this study was to assess the mercury threat to feral fish (Liza aurata) by estimating the antioxidant defenses and perox...

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Main Author: Mieiro, C. L. (author)
Other Authors: Ahmad, I. (author), Pereira, M. E. (author), Duarte, A. C. (author), Pacheco, M. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 1000
Subjects:
Brain
L. aurata
Mercury
Antioxidant responses
Environmental exposure
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/11163
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/11163

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http://hdl.handle.net/10773/11163

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