ARSENIC COMPOUNDS IN TISSUES OF THE LEATHERBACK TURTLE, DERMOCHELYS-CORIACEA

Authors
EDMONDS JS SHIBATA Y PRINCE RIT FRANCESCONI KA MORITA M
Citation
Js. Edmonds et al., ARSENIC COMPOUNDS IN TISSUES OF THE LEATHERBACK TURTLE, DERMOCHELYS-CORIACEA, Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 74(2), 1994, pp. 463-466
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Journal title
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom → ACNP
ISSN journal
00253154
Volume
74
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
463 - 466
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-3154(1994)74:2<463:ACITOT>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Examination of extracts of tissues of a leatherback turtle, Dermochely s coriacea (L.) (Reptilia: Dermochelyidae) by high-performance liquid chromatography inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry has demons trated the presence of arsenobetaine, arsenocholine and inorganic arse nate in heart muscle and liver, and arsenobetaine and inorganic arsena te in pectoral muscle. Although arsenobetaine was the major form in al l tissues, inorganic arsenate and arsenocholine accounted for 50% and 15% respectively of arsenic in aqueous extracts of the liver.