Trace element level in different tissues of Rutilus frisii kutum collected from Tajan River, Iran.
Tajan River is among the most significant rivers of the Caspian Sea water basin. In this study, the concentration of Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Cd, and Zn were determined in brain, heart, liver, gill, bile, and muscle of Rutilus frisii kutum which has great economic value in the Mazandaran state. Trace element levels in fish samples were analyzed by means of atomic absorption spectrometry. Nearly all non-essential metals levels (Ni, Pb, Cd) detected in tissues were higher than limits for fish proposed by FAO/WHO, EU, and TFC. Generally, non-essential metals (Ni, Pb) were so much higher in muscle than the essential metals (Cu, Zn, and Mn) except Fe, which was higher than other metals in nearly all parts, except in gills. Fe distribution pattern in tissues was in order of heart>brain>liver>muscle>bile>gill. Distribution patterns of metal concentrations in the muscle of fish as a main edible part followed the sequence: Fe>Pb>Ni>Cu>Mn>Zn>Cd.
Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center and Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 48189, Sari, Iran.
Shahram
S
Eslami
Akbar
A
Hajizadeh Moghaddam
Naser
N
Jafari
Seyed Fazel
SF
Nabavi
Seyed Mohammad
SM
Nabavi
Mohammad Ali
MA
Ebrahimzadeh
D000818:Animals; D001646:Bile / Q000737:chemistry; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D002104:Cadmium / Q000378:metabolism; D003530:Cyprinidae / Q000378:metabolism*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005880:Gills / Q000737:chemistry; D007492:Iran; D007854:Lead / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry; D008345:Manganese / Q000378:metabolism; D009132:Muscles / Q000737:chemistry; D009532:Nickel / Q000378:metabolism; D045483:Rivers; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000378:metabolism*; D015032:Zinc / Q000378:metabolism
D014131:Trace Elements; D002104:Cadmium; D007854:Lead; D008345:Manganese; D009532:Nickel; D015032:Zinc