Evidence for metabolic imbalance of vitamin A2 in wild fish chronically exposed to metals

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 85, Issue , 2012, Pages 88-95

  Defo, Michel A ^a   Pierron, Fabien ^b,c   Spear, Philip A ^d   Bernatchez, Louis ^e   Campbell, Peter G C ^a   Couture, Patrice ^a  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Chronic metal exposure; Dehydroretinoids; Fish condition; Yellow perch

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; DEHYDRORETINOL; RETINOL ESTER;

BIOMARKER; CADMIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FISH; METABOLISM; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PROTEIN; RISK ASSESSMENT; VITAMIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENZYME INHIBITION; HOMEOSTASIS; LIVER LEVEL; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; METABOLIC DISORDER; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PERCH; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN METABOLISM; WATER CONTAMINATION; WILD SPECIES; YELLOW PERCH;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CADMIUM; HOMEOSTASIS; KIDNEY; LAKES; LIVER; PERCHES; QUEBEC; TRANSCRIPTOME; VITAMIN A; WATER POLLUTANTS;

PERCA; PERCA FLAVESCENS;

EID: 84867018976     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2012.08.017     Document Type: Article

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