What is it about?
Oxidative stress biomarkers are very useful in assessing the health of aquatic life. The paper highlights the stress generated due to toxicity of heavy metals.
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Why is it important?
The rationale of this research is to study the chromium induced oxidative stress along with some biometric assays and to quantify the accumulation of chromium in different tissues of Labeo rohita, a most common edible carp fish, and correlate the concentration of metals with respect to their toxic effects on various fish species. The acquired information would further help in the formulation of strategies for treating chromium polluted water bodies and making the river water safe for survival of aquatic life.
Perspectives
The current article contributes for improving our knowledge about possible development of oxidative stress induced by exposure to heavy metals in aquatic organisms, as well as the defense mechanism operational to cope up with the deleterious effects of such toxicants.
Mr Ankur Khare
CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur
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This page is a summary of: The Applicability of Oxidative Stress Biomarkers in Assessing Chromium Induced Toxicity in the FishLabeo rohita, BioMed Research International, January 2014, Hindawi Publishing Corporation,
DOI: 10.1155/2014/782493.
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