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Antioxidant response modulated by copper in healthy or parasitized carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) by Ptychobothrium sp.
C Dautremepuits1, S Betoulle, G Vernet
1Laboratory of Eco-Toxicology, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, BP 1039, 51687 Reims Cedex 2, France. claire.dautremepuits@univ-reims.fr
Abstract:
An increased antioxidant response (catalase, glutathione S-transferase (GST) and glutathione reductase (GRd) activities in liver and GST activity in head kidney) was observed in carp parasitized by Ptychobothrium sp. compared to healthy fish. In case of a copper contamination of these fish, the decrease in enzymatic activities observed was less pronounced in parasitized than in healthy carp.
