Sex-Specific Differences in the Toxic Effects of Heavy Fuel Oil on Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus intermedius)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Preparation of Water-Accommodated Fractions (WAF) of 380# Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO)
2.2. Sea Urchin Maintenance and Toxicity Tests
2.3. Chemicals Analysis
2.4. Biochemical Analysis
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Analytical Chemistry
3.2. Total Antioxidant Capacity Level
3.3. Lipid Peroxidation Level
3.4. Malformed Offspring
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Wang, X.; Ren, H.; Li, X.; Chen, H.; Ju, Z.; Xiong, D. Sex-Specific Differences in the Toxic Effects of Heavy Fuel Oil on Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus intermedius). Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 499. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020499
Wang X, Ren H, Li X, Chen H, Ju Z, Xiong D. Sex-Specific Differences in the Toxic Effects of Heavy Fuel Oil on Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus intermedius). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(2):499. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020499
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Xuanbo, Hang Ren, Xishan Li, Huishu Chen, Zhonglei Ju, and Deqi Xiong. 2021. "Sex-Specific Differences in the Toxic Effects of Heavy Fuel Oil on Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus intermedius)" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 2: 499. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020499