Relationships between carapace sizes and plasma major and trace element status in captive hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata).
J Vet Med Sci
; 74(12): 1677-80, 2012 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-22864474
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationships between carapace parameters as indicators of age and plasma elements in 25 captive hawksbill sea turtles. Particle-induced X-ray emission allowed detection of 23 trace and major elements. There were significant but weak correlations between the virtual carapace surface area and plasma bromide (r = -0.552, P<0.01), phosphorus (r = 0.547, P<0.01), lead (r =-0.434, P<0.05) and strontium (r = 0.599, P<0.01), while there were no significant correlations with other elements. These results suggest that major and trace plasma elements in captive sea turtles show almost no variation with carapace parameters, suggesting that the increase in plasma elements seen in wild sea turtles might be the result of marine pollution.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Oligoelementos
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Tartarugas
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Poluentes Químicos da Água
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Monitoramento Ambiental
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Exoesqueleto
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Vet Med Sci
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA VETERINARIA
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Japão