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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-3-5
pubmed:abstractText
Sublethal effects of Hg (9.6, 14.5 and 24.1 microg/l) and Cu (60.5, 90.8 and 150.5 microg/l) on the hemocytes-mediated functions in the juveniles of the economically important freshwater prawns, Macrobrachium malcolmsonii were investigated. The population of total hemocytes, percentile phagocytosis and superoxide anion production were found to be increased in test prawns exposed to the lowest sublethal concentration of these two metals in comparison to controls. This indicates the fact that a mechanism of host-defence was in an active state to encounter metal toxicity. The total hemocytes population, percentile phagocytosis and superoxide anion production were found to be decreased in test prawns exposed to intermediate as well as the highest sublethal concentrations of Hg and Cu when compared with controls. This suggests that high concentrations of both Hg and Cu have inhibitory effects on the immune functions of the hemocytes in the prawn, M. malcolmsonii.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0254-8704
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
7-13
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-3-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of Hg and Cu on hemocytes-mediated functions in the prawn, Macrobrachium malcolmsonii.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Animal Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-620 024 Tamilnadu, India.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't