Tolerance of an albino fish to ultraviolet-B radiation
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Abstract
We exposed albino and pigmented medakaOryzias latipes to simulated solar ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation to determine if albino medaka were less tolerant of UVB radiation than medaka pigmented with melanin. There was no difference in the number of albino and pigmented medaka that died during the exposure period. Spectrophotometric analyses of the outer dorsal skin layers from albino and pigmented medaka indicated that, prior to exposure, both groups of fish had similar amounts of an apparent colorless non-melanin photoprotective substance that appears to protect other fish species from UVB radiation. Our results indicate that albino medaka were as tolerant of UVB radiation as pigmented medaka because they had similar amounts of this photoprotective substance in the outer layers of the skin.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Tolerance of an albino fish to ultraviolet-B radiation |
| Series title | Environmental Science and Pollution Research |
| DOI | 10.1007/BF02987550 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 1999 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Contributing office(s) | Columbia Environmental Research Center |
| Description | 3 p. |
| First page | 69 |
| Last page | 71 |
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