Environmental Factors Affecting Fish Metabolism

Dear Colleagues,

Through their life cycle, fish can be exposed to a range of stressors as a result of anthropogenic activities. There is, therefore, the need to study the effects induced by alterations to the natural environment, including lesser known and emergent contaminants such as nanoparticles, pharmaceuticals, recreational drugs or biotoxins, and other classes of contaminants, as well as alterations in abiotic parameters (e.g., ultraviolet radiation, temperature, ocean acidification). Such stressors may induce undesired developmental/metabolic effects to fish immediately after exposure. Some contaminants may also bioaccumulate in different organs and cause delayed effects. Stressors may also affect fish organ functioning in different ways. For instance, they may affect the liver, one of the most important organs for the detoxification and storage of exogenous substances, while playing a key role in fish metabolism and growth. Information related to molecular mechanisms involved in the effects induced by single and combined stressors is also lacking. The route of exposure (e.g., diet, sediment, or water-borne) contaminants may lead to distinct effects to fish, and thus, it is also important to study them.

Thus, this Special Issue is particularly dedicated to unveiling molecular processes and physiological implications of emerging contaminants and abiotic stressors affecting fish in natural environments.

The Guest Editors welcome and encourage authors to submit their works, including original research articles as well as mini and full reviews and perspectives. Research studies should include OMICs, such as metabolomics, proteomics, genomics, or transcriptomics.

Topics covered by the Special Issue include, but are not limited to:

• Functional biological alterations induced by emerging contaminants and other stressors in fish.
• Mechanisms and AOP of emerging contaminants.
• Integration of effects of stressors at biochemical, cellular, and individual levels.
• Alternative models and new “in vitro” procedures in aquatic toxicology.
• New molecular tools for aquatic toxicology.

Dr. Mário Araújo
Dr. Alexandre M. Campos
Dr. Miguel Oliveira
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Metabolites is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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• bioaccumulation
• biotoxins
• drugs and metabolites
• molecular biology
• nanocontaminants
• oxidative stress
• physiological condition
• OMICs