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Assessment of genotoxic and mutagenic potential of hexavalent chromium in the freshwater fish Labeo rohita (Hamilton, 1822).

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The study indicated hazardous effect of the hexavalent chromium to fish and other aquatic organisms and indirectly to human beings.
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The present study was undertaken to investigate the genotoxicity and mutagenicity of sublethal concentrations of hexavalent chromium (potassium dichromate) in the Indian major carp, Labeo rohita. The 96 h LC50 value of potassium dichromate estimated was 118 mg L−1 by probit analysis using SPSS (version 16.0) software. Based on 96 h LC50 value, three sublethal test concentrations of potassium dichromate (29.5, 59.0 and 88.5 mg L−1) were selected and specimens were exposed in vivo to these test concentrations for 96 h. The mutagenic and genotoxic effects of potassium dichromate were evaluated in gill and blood cells using micronucleus (MN) test and comet assay. In general, significant (p < 0.05) effects due to the concentrations and the exposure durations were observed in exposed specimens. The MN induction was highest at 96 h at all the test concentrations in the peripheral blood. A similar trend was observed for the DNA damage, measured in terms of percentage of tail DNA, in erythrocyte and gill c...

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Chromium Exposure Causes Structural Aberrations of Erythrocytes, Gills, Liver, Kidney, and Genetic Damage in Striped Catfish Pangasianodon hypophthalmus

TL;DR: The study revealed that P. hypophthalmus is susceptible to Cr and can be used as a bio-indicator to assess aquatic metal pollution, and various hemato-biochemical parameters showed a significant decrease in hemoglobin, red blood cells, and blood glucose content, whereas white blood cells increased in Cr exposed fish.
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Assessment of pollution of river Ganges by tannery effluents using genotoxicity biomarkers in murrel fish, Channa punctatus (Bloch).

TL;DR: The findings of the present analysis indicated contamination of river Ganges with tannery effluents which induce genotoxicity in fish with seasonal variation.
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Genotoxicity induced by hexavalent chromium leading to eryptosis in Ctenopharyngodon idellus

TL;DR: Genotoxicity induced by hexavalent chromium lead to eryptosis in C. idellus, and genes related to intrinsic apoptotic pathway induced by Cr(VI) presented significant upregulation in the expression of p53, Bax, Apaf-1, caspase9 and caspases3, and downregulation of Bcl2; inferring the initiation of apoptosis.
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A simple technique for quantitation of low levels of DNA damage in individual cells

TL;DR: Human lymphocytes were exposed to X-irradiation or treated with H2O2 and the extent of DNA migration was measured using a single-cell microgel electrophoresis technique under alkaline conditions and this technique appears to be sensitive and useful for detecting damage and repair in single cells.
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Fish bioaccumulation and biomarkers in environmental risk assessment: a review

TL;DR: There is little doubt that measurements of bioaccumulation and biomarker responses in fish from contaminated sites offer great promises for providing information that can contribute to environmental monitoring programs designed for various aspects of ERA.
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Oxidative mechanisms in the toxicity of metal ions

TL;DR: Some mechanisms associated with the toxicities of metal ions are very similar to the effects produced by many organic xenobiotics, related to differences in solubilities, absorbability, transport, chemical reactions, and the complexes that are formed within the body.
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The single cell gel electrophoresis assay (comet assay): A European review

TL;DR: The development of the SCGE assay, existing protocols for the detection and analysis of comets, the relevant underlying principles determining the behaviour of DNA, and the potential applications of the technique are reviewed.
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Fish micronuclei for assessing genotoxicity in water

TL;DR: The literature on the clastogenic effects of chemical and physical agents on fish cells, with emphasis on the induction of micronuclei in teleosts is reviewed, directing laboratories in the development of fish genotoxicity assays for water quality monitoring.
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