Proceedings of the Korea Society of Environmental Toocicology Conference (한국환경독성학회:학술대회논문집)

The Korean Society of Environmental Health and Toxicology (환경독성보건학회)
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Neurobiochemical Analysis of Abnormal Fish Behavior Caused by Copper Toxicity

  • Shin, Sung-Woo (Division of Civil and Environmental Systems Engineering, Korea Maritime University) ;
  • Cho, Hyun-Duk (Department of Biology, Pusan National University) ;
  • Chon, Tae-Soo (Department of Biology, Pusan National University) ;
  • Kim, Jong-Sang (Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Lee, Sung-Kyu (Division of Environmental Toxicology, Korea Institute of Toxicology) ;
  • Koh, Sung-Cheol (Division of Civil and Environmental Systems Engineering, Korea Maritime University)
  • Published : 2003.05.01
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Abstract

The goal of this study is to develop a biomarker used in monitoring abnormal behaviors of Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes) as a model organism caused by hazardous chemicals. Japanese medaka was treated under appropriate sublethal concentrations of copper and the fish were subjected to copper treatment after starvation for 48 hr. The untreated individuals showed common behavioral characteristics (i.e., smooth and linear movements with small curvatures) in the movement behaviors.

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