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Title: Baseline levels of environmental genotoxicity and potential confounding factors using common sole (Solea solea) as sentinel organism
Authors: Cuevas, Nagore; Zorita, Izaskun
Citation: MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, 2018, 138, 1-8
Abstract: Micronuclei (MN) and nuclear buds (NB) frequency was assessed monthly over a one-year period in erythrocytes of common soles (Solea solea) from the Basque continental shelf, a minor disturbed area, in order to determine baseline levels and potential biotic and abiotic confounding factors within biomonitoring purposes. Both genotoxic parameters presented seasonal variations, although only NB frequency was positively correlated with environmental variables (i.e. water temperature and salinity). On the contrary, MN and NB were not affected by age and gender. Therefore, samples of combined age and gender can be used for biomonitoring genotoxic effects, although sampling period together with water temperature and salinity should be thoroughly considered for NB. Overall, these findings are the first attempt to establish baseline MN (0.10-0.78 parts per thousand) and NB (0.13-0.82 parts per thousand) frequencies in common sole from Basque marine waters, which are useful for upcoming data comparisons and integration within genotoxicity evaluation procedures of similar marine environments under biomonitoring scopes.
Keywords: Genotoxicity; Nuclear abnormalities; Flatfish; Biotic and abiotic factors; Reference values; Basque continental shelf; FLOUNDER PLATICHTHYS-FLESUS; EELPOUT ZOARCES-VIVIPARUS; ESTUARY SOUTHERN BRAZIL; COUNTRY NORTHERN SPAIN; DAB LIMANDA-LIMANDA; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NUCLEAR ABNORMALITIES; DNA-DAMAGE; BALTIC SEA; MYTILUS-GALLOPROVINCIALIS
Issue Date: 2018
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Type: Article
Language: English
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.03.008
URI: http://dspace.azti.es/handle/24689/807
ISSN: 0141-1136
E-ISSN: 1879-0291
Funder: Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness through FISHEALTH project [CTM-2012-40203-C02-02]
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Policy of the Basque Government
Inaki Goenaga - Technology Centres Foundation
Appears in Publication types:Artículos científicos



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