Oreochromis niloticus

Effect of polychlorinated biphenyls on oxidation stress in the liver of juvenile GIFT, Oreochromis niloticus

Y. Zheng, Qiu, L. P., Meng, S. L., Fan, L. M., Song, C., Li, D. D., Zhang, C., Chen, J. Z., Zheng, Y., Qiu, L. P., Meng, S. L., Fan, L. M., Song, C., Li, D. D., Zhang, C., and Chen, J. Z., Effect of polychlorinated biphenyls on oxidation stress in the liver of juvenile GIFT, Oreochromis niloticus, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.

The present study clearly showed that chronic exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) at environmentally relevant concentrations can damage juvenile tilapia livers by modulating antioxidant enzyme activities and gene transcription, which affects toxic bioaccumulation and histological congestion. The results suggest that PCBs caused a decrease in the activity of some hepatic antioxidative and biotransformation enzymes (SOD, CAT, GST, T-GSH, and MDA) in tilapia at 7 days, as well as transcriptional changes (sod, cat, and gst).

Screening and identification of microsatellite markers associated with cold tolerance in Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus

H. P. Zhu, Liu, Z. G., Lu, M. X., Gao, F. Y., Ke, X. L., and Huang, Z. H., Screening and identification of microsatellite markers associated with cold tolerance in Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus, vol. 14, pp. 10308-10314, 2015.

Tilapia is an important fish cultured in tropical and subtropical areas. Cold sensitivity limits the expansion of tilapia culture into colder regions of the world, and mass mortalities of cultured tilapia have been reported due to severe cold currents in winter. Since the late 1990s, several strains of Nile tilapia have been domesticated to improve the ability to adapt to low temperatures. Previous studies revealed that these varieties were more cold-tolerant than the founder population and overwintered naturally well in ponds in the west-south area of Guangdong Province.

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