ORGANOCHLORINE LEVELS AND MIXED-FUNCTION OXIDASE ACTIVITY IN SKIN BIOPSY SPECIMENS FROM MEDITERRANEAN CETACEANS

Authors
MARSILI L FOSSI MC DISCIARA GN ZANARDELLI M FOCARDI S
Citation
L. Marsili et al., ORGANOCHLORINE LEVELS AND MIXED-FUNCTION OXIDASE ACTIVITY IN SKIN BIOPSY SPECIMENS FROM MEDITERRANEAN CETACEANS, Fresenius environmental bulletin, 5(11-12), 1996, pp. 723-728
Citations number
33
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences
Journal title
Fresenius environmental bulletin → ACNP
ISSN journal
10184619
Volume
5
Issue
11-12
Year of publication
1996
Pages
723 - 728
Database
ISI
SICI code
1018-4619(1996)5:11-12<723:OLAMOA>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
A conventional biomarker, the mixed function oxidase (MFO), was used i n skin biopsy specimens from free-ranging Mediterranean cetaceans obta ined by a non-invasive method. Organochlorine contaminants (DDTs and P CBs) were evaluated in subcutaneous blubber. Significant differences i n organochlorine bioaccumulation and BPMO activity were found between the two suborders of cetaceans: odontocetes and mysticetes.