Effect of short-term exposure to three chemicals on the blood chemistry of the pinfish lagodon rhomboides

Technical Report · Thu Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:6466525

Folmar, L C; Bonomelli, S; Moody, T; Gibson, J

Injections of 3 ml/kg CCl4 caused significant elevations in the serum enzymes alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), creatine kinase (CK) and lactate dehydrogenase (LD-L). Serum lipids and total protein were significantly lower, while serum glucose was significantly greater. Serum protein electrophoresis showed disassociation of albumin. Seawater species appear more tolerant of nitrite intoxication than freshwater species. Concentrations of fenthion as high as 30% of the 48-hr LC50 did not inhibit serum cholinesterase or alter serum chemistry.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Gulf Breeze, FL (United States). Environmental Research Lab.
• OSTI ID: 6466525
• Report Number(s): PB-93-168979/XAB; EPA--600/J-93/063
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ALDEHYDES
ALKALI METALS
AMINO ACIDS
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
BIOASSAY
BIOCHEMISTRY
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BLOOD CHEMISTRY
CARBOHYDRATES
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE
CARBOXYLESTERASES
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHEMICAL EFFLUENTS
CHEMICAL WASTES
CHEMISTRY
CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
CHOLINESTERASE
CREATINE
ELECTROPHORESIS
ELEMENTS
ENZYMES
ESTERASES
FISHES
GLUCOSE
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
HEMIACETAL DEHYDROGENASES
HEXOSES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROLASES
LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE
LIPIDS
METALS
MONOSACCHARIDES
NONRADIOACTIVE WASTES
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
OXIDOREDUCTASES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
PROTEINS
SACCHARIDES
SEAWATER
SODIUM
VERTEBRATES
WASTES
WATER
WATER POLLUTION