Abstract：
:Biomarkers are a widely applied approach in environmental studies. Analyses of cholinesterase (ChE), glutathione S-transferase (GST) and lipid peroxidation (LPO) are biomarkers that can provide information regarding early effects of pollutants at different biochemical levels on an organism. The aim of this study was to evaluate the biomarker approach on a Costa Rican native and relevant species. For this, larvae of gar (Atractosteus tropicus) were exposed to the organophosphorus nematicide, ethoprophos. Acute (96hr) exposure was conducted with pesticide concentrations ranging from 0.1 microg/L to 1 500 microg/L. The 96hr LC50 calculated was 859.7 microg/L. After exposure, three biomarkers (ChE, GST and LPO) were analyzed in fish that survived the acute test. The lowest observed effect concentration (LOEC) regarding ChE activity inhibition was 50 microg/L. This concentration produced a significant inhibition (p<0.05) of the enzyme by 20%. The highest concentration tested without showing any effect on ChE activity and therefore considered as no observed effect concentration (NOEC) was 10 microg/L. Ethoprophos concentration of 400 microg/L caused a ChE inhibition by 79%. In this study, no significant variations (p>0.05) in GST activity and LPO were observed in A. tropicus larvae after exposure to ethoprophos.
journal_name
Rev Biol Tropjournal_title
Revista de biologia tropicalauthors
Mena Torres F,Pfennig S,Arias Andrés Mde J,Márquez-Couturier G,Sevilla A,Protti CMdoi
10.15517/rbt.v60i1.2769subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2012-03-01 00:00:00pages
361-8issue
1eissn
0034-7744issn
2215-2075journal_volume
60pub_type
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