title: Zinc in the gills of the dogfish: differences due to sex and body weight.
abstract: Zn content of gill arches and gill filaments of the dogfish Scyliorhinus canicula L. was analyzed. Differences in Zn content due to sex were found in gill arches but not in gill filaments, having the females lower Zn concentrations than the males. Correlations between body weight and Zn concentrations were found in both gill filaments and arches in the female group, but not in the male group.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D004284:Dogfish / Q000378:metabolism*; D005880:Gills / Q000032:analysis*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012754:Sharks / Q000378:metabolism*; D015032:Zinc / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D015032:Zinc