AHH activity, tissue dose and DNA damage in different tissues of the scallop Chlamys farreri exposed to benzo[a]pyrene |
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Authors: | Pan Luqing Miao Jingjing Wang Jing Liu Jing |
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Institution: | The Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China. panlq@ouc.edu.cn |
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Abstract: | A collaborative study was performed on scallops (Chlamys farreri) exposed to 0.5, 3 and 10 microg/L benzoa]pyrene (Ba]P) for 20 days. The levels of aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase (AHH) activity, Ba]P accumulation and DNA strand break were assayed in the gill and digestive gland. Results showed that AHH activity and Ba]P accumulation were significantly related to Ba]P dose. AHH activity was induced and then became stable gradually. Ba]P accumulation increased first and showed an incoming plateau. DNA strand break levels in the 0.5 and 3 microg/L Ba]P groups remained high and significantly different from control values until day 6, followed by a reduction in the gill and no recovery in the digestive gland. The 10 microg/L Ba]P groups remained significantly lower than control until the end. These results suggested that the application of comprehensive indices may give information on the actual exposure of organisms to pollutants, and also information on toxic effects. |
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Keywords: | Benzo[a]pyrene Chlamys farreri Aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase Bioaccumulation DNA strand breaks |
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