Photoprotective substance occurs primarily in outer layers of fish skin
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
By: D. L. Fabacher and E. E. Little
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Abstract
Methanol extracts of dorsal skin layers, eyes, gills, and livers from ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation-sensitive and UVB-tolerant species of freshwater fish were examined for a substance that appears to be photoprotective. Significantly larger amounts of this substance were found in extracts of outer dorsal skin layers from both UVB-sensitive and UVB-tolerant fish when compared with extracts of inner dorsal skin layers. This substance occurred in minor amounts or was not detected in eye, gill, and liver extracts. The apparent primary function of this substance in fish is to protect the cells in outer dorsal skin layers from harmful levels of UVB radiation.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Photoprotective substance occurs primarily in outer layers of fish skin |
| Series title | Environmental Science and Pollution Research |
| DOI | 10.1007/BF02986366 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1998 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Contributing office(s) | Columbia Environmental Research Center |
| Description | 3 p. |
| First page | 4 |
| Last page | 6 |
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