The activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase and ascorbic acid content in the liver of goldfish (Carassius auratus gibelio Bloch.) exposed to cadmium

R V Zikic; A Stajn; Z S Saicic; M B Spasic; K Ziemnicki; V M Petrovic

The activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase and ascorbic acid content in the liver of goldfish (Carassius auratus gibelio Bloch.) exposed to cadmium

Physiol Res. 1996;45(6):479-81.

Authors

R V Zikic¹, A Stajn, Z S Saicic, M B Spasic, K Ziemnicki, V M Petrovic

Affiliation

¹ Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac, Serbia, Yugoslavia.

PMID: 9085381

Abstract

The goldfish (Carassius auratus gibelio Bloch.) were exposed to cadmium in the concentration of 20 mg Cd/l water under aquarium conditions for 1, 4, 7 and 15 days. After exposure to cadmium, the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) were significantly decreased. At the same time, the liver ascorbic acid (AsA) content was increased.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Antioxidants / metabolism
Ascorbic Acid / metabolism*
Cadmium / metabolism
Cadmium / toxicity*
Catalase / metabolism*
Goldfish / metabolism*
Liver / drug effects
Liver / enzymology
Liver / metabolism*
Spectrophotometry, Atomic
Superoxide Dismutase / metabolism*
Time Factors

Substances

Antioxidants
Cadmium
Catalase
Superoxide Dismutase
Ascorbic Acid