The measurement of cholinesterase activities as a biomarker in chub (Leuciscus cephalus): the fish length should not be ignored | Les mesures de l'activité de la cholinesterase utilisé comme biomarqueur pour les chevaines (Leuciscus cephalus) : doit-on tenir compte de la taille du poisson ?
2002
Flammarion, Patrick | Noury, P. | Garric, Jeanne | Biologie des écosystèmes aquatiques (UR BELY) ; Centre national du machinisme agricole, du génie rural, des eaux et forêts (CEMAGREF)
[Departement_IRSTEA]GMA [TR1_IRSTEA]12 - MILEAU / EXPER
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Show more [+] Less [-]English. Biomarkers are early warning systems of the exposure of aquatic organisms to pollutants. Among them, the measurement of the cholinesterase (ChE) activities in fish muscle is a biomarker of the exposure to organophosphosphates and carbamates pesticides. As Such it has been used in numerous field studies both in marine and continental waters. Cyprinids (chub, Leuciscus cephalus) were sampled in river sites (France) in relatively clean and polluted areas. We performed the statistical analysis of the ChE activities and we generally observed a statistical relationship between ChE activities and fish length, the larger fish having the lower ChE activities. We concluded that the great majority of the significant differences in ChE activities between sites could be due in fact to differences in fish length between field samples. We stress the importance of taking into account the fish length whenever differences in ChE levels between field sites must be interpreted.
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