SKIN COMPONENT MAY PROTECT FISHES FROM ULTRAVIOLET-B RADIATION

Authors
FABACHER DL LITTLE EE
Citation
Dl. Fabacher et Ee. Little, SKIN COMPONENT MAY PROTECT FISHES FROM ULTRAVIOLET-B RADIATION, Environmental science and pollution research international, 2(1), 1995, pp. 30-32
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences
Journal title
Environmental science and pollution research international → ACNP
ISSN journal
09441344
Volume
2
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
30 - 32
Database
ISI
SICI code
0944-1344(1995)2:1<30:SCMPFF>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
We observed a large peak of absorbance when methanol extracts of dorsa l skin from four species of fish were scanned in a spectrophotometer. There appeared to be a direct relation between the amount of this skin component and the period of time in which each species of fish develo ped UVB-induced sunburn.