Mercury (Hg2+) effect on enzyme activities and hepatopancreas histostructures of juvenile Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis

Yanmin Zhao; Xinhua Wang; Yanwen Qin; Binghui Zheng

doi:10.1007/s00343-010-9030-2

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Mercury (Hg2+) effect on enzyme activities and hepatopancreas histostructures of juvenile Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis

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- Mercury (Hg2+) effect on enzyme activities and hepatopancreas histostructures of juvenile Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis
- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology Vol. 28, Issue 3, Pages: 427-434(2010)
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  1. College of Life Sciences Nankai University
  2. River and Coastal Environmental Research Center Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences
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- DOI：10.1007/s00343-010-9030-2
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- Online First：20 May 2010，
  
  Published：2010
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Zhao, Y., Wang, X., Qin, Y. et al. Mercury (Hg2+) effect on enzyme activities and hepatopancreas histostructures of juvenile Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis, ., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 28, 427–434 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-010-9030-2
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Zhao, Y., Wang, X., Qin, Y. et al. Mercury (Hg2+) effect on enzyme activities and hepatopancreas histostructures of juvenile Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis, ., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 28, 427–434 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-010-9030-2 DOI：

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We studied the effects of mercury (Hg2+) on antioxidant and digestive enzyme activities in terms of LC50 value and on hepatopancreas histostructures of juvenile Chinese mitten crabs Eriocheir sinensis in 40-day exposure to various concentrations of Hg2+ (0

0.01

0.05

0.10

0.20

and 0.30 mg/L). The results show that the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD)

glutathione peroxidase (GPX) and catalase (CAT) significantly increased in the concentrations of 0.01 and 0.05 mg/L

while that of enzyme decreased in 0.10

0.20 and 0.30 mg/L treatments. Meanwhile

Hg2+ disrupted the histostructures of the hepatopancreas

causing decreases in activities of pepsin

tryptase

amylase

and cellulose

which are synthesized in the hepatopancreas. Moreover

as the Hg2+ concentration increased

the survival rate of the crabs decreased

worst at 56.57% in 0.30 mg/L. Therefore

although crabs are able to tolerate low levels of mercury pollution

high levels lead to cellular injury and tissue damage in hepatopancreas

which then loses some of its vital physiological functions such as absorption

storage

and secretion.

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