title: Differential hepatic metal and metallothionein levels in three Feral fish species along a metal pollution gradient.
abstract: The accumulation of cadmium, copper and zinc and the induction of metallothioneins (MT) in liver of three freshwater fish species was studied. Gudgeon (Gobio gobio), roach (Rutilus rutilus) and perch (Perca fluviatilis) were captured at 6 sampling sites along a cadmium and zinc gradient and one reference site in a tributary of the Scheldt River in Flanders (Belgium). At each site up to 10 individuals per species were collected and analyzed on their general condition factor (K), hepatosomatic index (HSI) and gonadosomatic index (GSI). From each individual fish the liver was dissected and analyzed on Cd, Cu and Zn and MT-content. Although not all species were present at each site, hepatic Cd and Zn levels generally followed the pollution gradient and highest levels were measured in perch, followed by roach and gudgeon. Nevertheless also an effect of site was observed on this order. MT-levels appeared to be the highest in gudgeon although differences with the other species were not very pronounced and depended on the site. Significant relationships were found between hepatic zinc accumulation and MT levels. For each species the ratio MT(theoretical)/ MT(measured) was calculated, which gives an indication of the relative capacity to induce MTs and thus immobilize the metals. Perch had the lowest capacity in inducing MTs (highest ratio). Relationships between hepatic metal levels and fish condition indices were absent or very weak.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Systemic Physiological & Ecotoxicological Research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. lieven.bervoets@ua.ac.be
authors.forename: Lieven
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bervoets
authors.forename: Dries
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Knapen
authors.forename: Maarten
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Jonge
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Van Campenhout
authors.forename: Ronny
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Blust
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002104:Cadmium / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D003300:Copper / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D003530:Cyprinidae / Q000378:metabolism; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D029941:Fish Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005399:Fishes / Q000378:metabolism*; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D008668:Metallothionein / Q000378:metabolism*; D008670:Metals / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D010471:Perches / Q000378:metabolism; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D015032:Zinc / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D029941:Fish Proteins; D008670:Metals; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D002104:Cadmium; D003300:Copper; D008668:Metallothionein; D015032:Zinc
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