Distribution of mercury and selenium in blood compartments of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from Sarasota Bay, Florida

Total mercury and selenium concentrations ([THg], [Se]) in serum, plasma, whole blood, and packed cells were examined in a resident population of free‐ranging bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from Sarasota Bay, Florida, USA. The authors determined how these elements partition in blood and as...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Environmental toxicology and chemistry 2013-11, Vol.32 (11), p.2441-2448
Hauptverfasser:	Correa, Lucero, Castellini, J. Margaret, Wells, Randall S., O'Hara, Todd
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Age Factors Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Applied ecology Aquatic mammals Bays Biological and medical sciences Blood Bottle-Nosed Dolphin - blood Bottlenose dolphins Compartments Correlation Correlation analysis Dolphins Dolphins & porpoises Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution Effects of pollution and side effects of pesticides on vertebrates Environmental Monitoring Erythrocytes Florida Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Mammalia Marine Mercury Mercury - blood Methylmercury Compounds - blood Molecules Selenium Selenium Compounds - blood Selenium to mercury ratio Serums Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution
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Zusammenfassung:	Total mercury and selenium concentrations ([THg], [Se]) in serum, plasma, whole blood, and packed cells were examined in a resident population of free‐ranging bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from Sarasota Bay, Florida, USA. The authors determined how these elements partition in blood and assess compartment‐specific associations. Determining the distribution of Se and THg can provide physiologic insight into potential association of Hg with selenol‐containing biomolecules (e.g., antioxidants) in blood compartments. Concentrations of THg were ranked serum
ISSN:	0730-7268 1552-8618
DOI:	10.1002/etc.2327