An in vitro study of the effects of zinc on osmoregulatory processes

Silvia Crespo

doi:10.1016/0025-326X(84)90492-2

An in vitro study of the effects of zinc on osmoregulatory processes

Silvia Crespo

Department of Animal Biology, Plant Biology and Ecology

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Abstract

The short-circuited opercular epithelium of seawater-adapted killifish Fundulus heteroclitus was studied following addition of zinc to both serosal and mucosal sides of the preparation. Zn inhibited the short-circuit current which is a direct measure of the chloride transport across the epithelium. Light microscope observations showed that the mucosal side of the epithelium was completely desquamated after 1 h exposure to Zn. It is suggested that desquamation of gill epithelia described by several authors following in vivo Zn contamination is a direct consequence of the breakdown of osmoregulatory processes. © 1984.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	341-342
Journal	Marine Pollution Bulletin
Volume	15
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0025-326X(84)90492-2
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 1984

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