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HERO ID
6773588
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Variability in DNA damage of chub (Squalius cephalus L.) blood, gill and liver cells during the annual cycle
Author(s)
Sunjog, K; Kolarević, S; Kračun-Kolarević, M; Gačić, Z; Skorić, S; Ðikanović, V; Lenhardt, M; Vuković-Gačić, B
Year
2014
Is Peer Reviewed?
Yes
Journal
Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology
ISSN:
1382-6689
EISSN:
1872-7077
Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Location
AMSTERDAM
Volume
37
Issue
3
Page Numbers
967-974
Language
English
PMID
24709324
DOI
10.1016/j.etap.2014.03.010
Web of Science Id
WOS:000338598200009
Abstract
In this work the genotoxic potential of water in three localities in Serbia, which differ by the nature and degree of pollution, was determined in tissues of European chub (Squalius cephalus L.) on monthly basis over the 2011/2012 year season using the alkaline comet assay. Specimen samples of chub were taken from Special Nature Reserve "Uvac", as control site, and Pestan and Beljanica Rivers, as polluted sites at Kolubara basin, surrounded with coal mines. Three tissues, blood, gills and liver were used for assessing the level of DNA damage. Analysis was done by software (Comet Assay IV). The control site at Reserve "Uvac" showed the lowest DNA damage values for all three tissues compared to Pestan and Beljanica. Blood has the lowest level of DNA damage in comparison with liver and gills. Decreased damage for all three tissues was observed at summer, while during the spring and autumn damage increased.
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