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This research was designed to investigate the effects of cadmium (Cd) on liver function in turtle Mauremys reevesii. Turtles were divided into 4 groups at random. The turtles were injected intraperitoneally with Cd at 0, 7.5, 15, 30 mg kg−1 Cd chloride separately. Liver index was calculated. The activities of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and the content of TP in liver were examined with biochemical methods. The results indicated that the liver index of turtles changed obviously only at higher dose and longer time. The activities of ALT and AST in liver increased with prolongation of exposure time in a dose-dependent manner. TP content in liver was lower than that in the control. In summary, Cd had an obvious toxic effect on liver tissues of freshwater turtle Mauremys reevesii, and it was dose dependent with the extension of exposure time. But the results also showed that the turtle had strong tolerance to Cd.
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This study was funded by the Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province (grant number 202203021221200), the Science and Technology Innovation Ability Cultivation Plan of “Taihang Materia Medica” special basic and applied research of Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine (grant number 2022PY-TH-53, 2022PY-TH-54) and the Scientific Research Fund for the Doctoral Scholars, Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine (grant number 2023BK44).
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AD designed the study, performed the research, analyzed data and wrote the paper. HH analyzed data and wrote the paper. TZ wrote the paper. XJ was one contributor in writing the manuscript. YM was one contributor in writing the manuscript. XW was one contributor in writing the manuscript. HD was one contributor in writing the manuscript. WL was one contributor in writing the manuscript. KF designed the study. JH designed the study, performed the research, analyzed data and wrote the paper. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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Dong, A., He, H., Zhang, T. et al. Effects of cadmium on liver function in turtle Mauremys reevesii. Environ Sci Pollut Res 30, 123827–123831 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-31030-5
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