Accumulation of copper in liver, gill and muscle tissues of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758)

Accumulation of copper in liver, gill and muscle tissues of Anguilla anguilla was studied after exposing the animals to 1.00, 2.00 and 4.00 ppm Cu over 96 h period. The levels of metals in the studied tissues were determined using atomic absorption spectrophotometric techniques. All the copper conce...

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Published in:Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
Main Authors: Karayakar F., Cicik B., Ciftci N., Karaytug S., Erdem C., Ozcan A.Y.
Other Authors: Çukurova Üniversitesi
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2010
Subjects:
Accumulation
Anguilla anguilla
Copper
Fish
Heavy metal
Tissue
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12605/10555
https://doi.org/10.3923/javaa.2010.2271.2274
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Summary:Accumulation of copper in liver, gill and muscle tissues of Anguilla anguilla was studied after exposing the animals to 1.00, 2.00 and 4.00 ppm Cu over 96 h period. The levels of metals in the studied tissues were determined using atomic absorption spectrophotometric techniques. All the copper concentrations tested increased the tissue levels of the metal significantly in liver and gill tissues compared to control fish while metal accumulation in muscle tissue was statistically significant only at 4.00 ppm Cu. Accumulation of the metal in gill tissue showed no difference between the concentrations tested despite the differences observed in liver and muscle tissues. Accumulation of the metal was highest in liver tissue and lowest in muscle tissue. © Medwell Journals, 2010.

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