İCWEE 13 (the second international conferance on water energy environment.), Aydın, Turkey, 21 - 24 September 2013, pp.66-67, (Summary Text)
The effect of arsenic bioaccumulation in
liver, kidney, intestinal, muscle and skin tissues of mirror carp (Cyprinus carpio carpio)
was investigated on lipid peroxidation and certain antioxidant enzyme
activities. In this study 3 aquarium groups were formed from mirror carp: control group, 0.5 mg/L and 1 mg/L arsenic
concentrations. The fish were dissected after 1 month. Arsenic bioaccumulation,
malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, catalase (CAT) and superoxide dismutase (SOD)
enzyme activities were determined in the tissues. Results showed that arsenic was accumulated in liver,
kidney, intestinal, skin and muscle tissues. As the final product of lipid
peroxidation, MDA levels were observed to have increased in all tissues with
the exception of muscle. On the other hand, CAT and SOD enzyme activities in
the fish tissues were decreased as compared to the control group. In the muscle
tissue, differences were observed in the enzyme activities depending on arsenic
concentration. Considering the increases in enzyme inhibition and MDA levels,
liver was observed to be the main tissue affected in response to the arsenic
toxicity.