Open AccessEffects of cadmium on skeletal muscles and swimming performance of Danio rerio
Author(s) -
Claudio Agnisola,
E. Uliano,
Palma Simoniello,
Chiara Maria Motta
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of biological research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.218
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2284-0230
pISSN - 1826-8838
DOI - 10.4081/jbr.2011.4478
Subject(s) - danio , myofibril , cadmium , biology , anatomy , zebrafish , zoology , chemistry , biochemistry , organic chemistry , gene
This study describes the physiological and cytological effects of an environmentally realistic concentration of cadmium on muscles organization and swimming performance of Danio rerio. Results indicate that the ion reduces the Ucrit and that this effects is probably related to the resorbtion of myofibrils observed in red and white muscles