Combined effects of experimental heavy metal contamination (Cu, Zn, and CH3Hg) and starvation on quail's body condition: parallelism with a wild common guillemot ( Uria aalge ) population found stranded at the Belgian coast
Combined effects of heavy-metal contamination (Cu, Zn, and CH3Hg) and starvation were tested on common quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) and used as a model for comparison with a wild common guillemot ( Uria aalge ) population found stranded at the Belgian coast. Appropriate heavy-metal levels wer...
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ftvliz:oai:oma.vliz.be:32414 2023-05-15T15:55:59+02:00 Combined effects of experimental heavy metal contamination (Cu, Zn, and CH3Hg) and starvation on quail's body condition: parallelism with a wild common guillemot ( Uria aalge ) population found stranded at the Belgian coast Debacker, V. Rutten, A. Jauniaux, T. Daemers, C. Bouquegneau, J.-M. 2001 http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=32414 en eng http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=32414 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess iBiol.+Trace+Elem.+Res.+821-3i+87-107 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2001 ftvliz 2022-05-01T08:35:43Z Combined effects of heavy-metal contamination (Cu, Zn, and CH3Hg) and starvation were tested on common quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) and used as a model for comparison with a wild common guillemot ( Uria aalge ) population found stranded at the Belgian coast. Appropriate heavy-metal levels were given to the quails to obtain concentrations similar to those found in the seabirds's tissues. The contaminated animals were then starved for 4 d to simulate the evident malnutrition symptoms observed at the guillemot's level. In such conditions, food intake and total-body weight are shown to decrease in contaminated individuals with simultaneous significant hepatic and renal increase of the heavy-metal concentrations. Like guillemots, higher heavy-metal levels were observed in those contaminated quails that had also developed a cachectic status characterized by a general atrophy of their pectoral muscle and complete absence of subcutaneous and/or abdominal fat depots. Although likely the result of a general protein catabolism during starvation, it is suggested that these higher metal levels could as well enhance a general muscle wasting process (cachectic status). Article in Journal/Newspaper common guillemot Uria aalge uria Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Open Marine Archive (OMA) |
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Combined effects of heavy-metal contamination (Cu, Zn, and CH3Hg) and starvation were tested on common quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) and used as a model for comparison with a wild common guillemot ( Uria aalge ) population found stranded at the Belgian coast. Appropriate heavy-metal levels were given to the quails to obtain concentrations similar to those found in the seabirds's tissues. The contaminated animals were then starved for 4 d to simulate the evident malnutrition symptoms observed at the guillemot's level. In such conditions, food intake and total-body weight are shown to decrease in contaminated individuals with simultaneous significant hepatic and renal increase of the heavy-metal concentrations. Like guillemots, higher heavy-metal levels were observed in those contaminated quails that had also developed a cachectic status characterized by a general atrophy of their pectoral muscle and complete absence of subcutaneous and/or abdominal fat depots. Although likely the result of a general protein catabolism during starvation, it is suggested that these higher metal levels could as well enhance a general muscle wasting process (cachectic status). |
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Debacker, V. Rutten, A. Jauniaux, T. Daemers, C. Bouquegneau, J.-M. |
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Debacker, V. Rutten, A. Jauniaux, T. Daemers, C. Bouquegneau, J.-M. Combined effects of experimental heavy metal contamination (Cu, Zn, and CH3Hg) and starvation on quail's body condition: parallelism with a wild common guillemot ( Uria aalge ) population found stranded at the Belgian coast |
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Debacker, V. Rutten, A. Jauniaux, T. Daemers, C. Bouquegneau, J.-M. |
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Debacker, V. |
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Combined effects of experimental heavy metal contamination (Cu, Zn, and CH3Hg) and starvation on quail's body condition: parallelism with a wild common guillemot ( Uria aalge ) population found stranded at the Belgian coast |
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Combined effects of experimental heavy metal contamination (Cu, Zn, and CH3Hg) and starvation on quail's body condition: parallelism with a wild common guillemot ( Uria aalge ) population found stranded at the Belgian coast |
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Combined effects of experimental heavy metal contamination (Cu, Zn, and CH3Hg) and starvation on quail's body condition: parallelism with a wild common guillemot ( Uria aalge ) population found stranded at the Belgian coast |
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Combined effects of experimental heavy metal contamination (Cu, Zn, and CH3Hg) and starvation on quail's body condition: parallelism with a wild common guillemot ( Uria aalge ) population found stranded at the Belgian coast |
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Combined effects of experimental heavy metal contamination (Cu, Zn, and CH3Hg) and starvation on quail's body condition: parallelism with a wild common guillemot ( Uria aalge ) population found stranded at the Belgian coast |
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combined effects of experimental heavy metal contamination (cu, zn, and ch3hg) and starvation on quail's body condition: parallelism with a wild common guillemot ( uria aalge ) population found stranded at the belgian coast |
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