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Serum biochemical changes of yellowfin sea bream (Acanthopagrus latus) in response to sublethal cadmium toxicity

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Biochemical indices which can be measured in a biological system are related to exposure to a xenobiotics compound. In the present study, some serum biochemical parameters of Acanthopagrus latus through different levels of cadmium pollution were measured in order to determine the biochemical response of yellowfin sea bream. The quantitative determination of serum glucose was carried out using commercially available diagnostic Experimental Protocol kits by the glucose oxidase method. Serum total protein levels were determined with bovine serum albumin serving as standard. Recorded data for the activity of total protein showed depletion in all treatments. Glucose was significantly increased compared to control treatment. Results of the research showed that cadmium has a direct correlation with fish serum biochemical abnormalities; also, it indicated that various environmental conditions of marine ecosystems may cause several changes in the serum biochemical parameters of the studied fish.

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The authors are thankful to the Mariculture Research Station, Mahshahr, Iran, for providing necessary facilities for the experiment and the Khorramshahr University of Marine Science & Technology, Iran, for providing financial support during the tenure of this project.

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  1. Faculty of Marine Sciences, Department of Marine Biology, University of Marine Sciences and Technology, Khorramshahr, Iran

    Ali Vaboonian, Abdolali Movahedinia & Alireza Safahieh

  2. Faculty of Fishery and Environment, Department of Fishery, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran

    Aliakbar Hedayati

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Vaboonian, A., Movahedinia, A., Safahieh, A. et al. Serum biochemical changes of yellowfin sea bream (Acanthopagrus latus) in response to sublethal cadmium toxicity. Comp Clin Pathol 24, 35–39 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00580-013-1851-0

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