Misbalance of thyroid hormones after two weeks of exposure to artificial light at night in Eurasian perchPerca fluviatilis | Zendy

Franziska Kupprat | Zendy; Werner Kloas | Zendy; Angela Krüger | Zendy; Claudia Schmalsch | Zendy; Franz Hölker | Zendy

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Misbalance of thyroid hormones after two weeks of exposure to artificial light at night in Eurasian perchPerca fluviatilis

Author(s) -

Franziska Kupprat,

Werner Kloas,

Angela Krüger,

Claudia Schmalsch,

Franz Hölker

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

conservation physiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.942

H-Index - 37

ISSN - 2051-1434

DOI - 10.1093/conphys/coaa124

Subject(s) - perch , photoperiodism , biology , thyroid , light intensity , hormone , darkness , triiodothyronine , juvenile , endocrine system , endocrinology , artificial light , physiology , reproductive physiology , medicine , zoology , ecology , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , physics , botany , horticulture , optics , illuminance , astronomy

Artificial light at night can impair the physiology of animals. For the first time, we show that nocturnal illumination affects thyroid hormones as we found a reduction of triiodothyronine (T3) in Eurasian perch. Overall, the results indicate endocrine disruption by light pollution in freshwater fish.

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