Testicular toxicity of cyanobacterial biomass in Japanese quails.

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Authors	DAMKOVA V. PAŠKOVÁ Veronika SEDLACKOVA J. BANDOUCHOVA H. HILSCHEROVÁ Klára NOVOTNY L. PECKOVA L. VITULA F. POHANKA M. PIKULA J.
Year of publication	2011
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Harmful Algae
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Science
Citation
Doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2011.04.013
Field	Environment influence on health
Keywords	Birds; Microcystins; Sub-lethal exposure; Histopathology; Testicular atrophy; Oxidative stress
Description	This study aimed to assess the testicular toxicity of a complex cyanobacterial biomass administered to Japanese quails in the feed for eight weeks (daily dose of 61.62 mu g microcystins including 26.54 mu g MC-RR, 7.62 mu g MC-YR and 27.39 mu g MC-LR). The cell defensive system protecting testicular tissue from the damage associated with toxic effects of the complex cyanobacterial biomass seemed to be insufficient and partly depleted after the chronic exposure of male birds to this biomass.
Related projects:	Interactions among the chemicals, environment and biological systems and their consequences on the global, regional and local scales (INCHEMBIOL) Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí