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  1. Accumulation of hepatic Hsp70 and plasma cortisol in <em>Oreochromis mossambicus</em> following sublethal metal and DDT exposure

    Accumulation of hepatic Hsp70 and plasma cortisol in Oreochromis mossambicus following sublethal metal and DDT exposure

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: SS Mlambo --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Zoology Department, South Africa JHJ van Vuren --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Zoology Department, South Africa R Basson --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Zoology Department, South Africa B Grant --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Zoology Department, South Africa
    Heat shock response in Oreochromis mossambicus livers was measured, using antibodies specific to Hsp70 family members, by an immunoblotting protocol. The hepatic isoforms Hsp70, Hsp74 and Hsp76 were identified and quantified from copper exposures. Long-term DDT exposure did not result...
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  2. Metal bioaccumulation in the fish of the Olifants River, Limpopo province, South Africa, and the associated human health risk: a case study of rednose labeo <em>Labeo rosae</em> from two impoundments

    Metal bioaccumulation in the fish of the Olifants River, Limpopo province, South Africa, and the associated human health risk: a case study of rednose labeo Labeo rosae from two impoundments

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: A Jooste --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa SM Marr --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa A Addo-Bediako --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa WJ Luus-Powell --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa
    The Olifants River, Limpopo River system, is now one of the most polluted rivers in South Africa. The concentrations of metals in fish muscle tissue from two impoundments on the Olifants River, Flag Boshielo Dam and Phalaborwa Barrage, were measured...
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