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Meyer, E., Eagles-Smith, C. A., Sparling, D., & Blumenshine, S. (2014). Mercury exposure associated with altered plasma thyroid hormones in the declining western pond turtle (emys marmorata) from california mountain streams. Environmental science & technology, Article ASAP.
Added by: Sarina Wunderlich (06 Jul 2014 16:11:54 UTC) |
| Resource type: Journal Article DOI: 10.1021/es4050538 BibTeX citation key: Meyer2014 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Habitat - habitat, Schildkröten - turtles + tortoises, Testudinidae, Testudo horsfieldii, Toxikologie - toxicology Creators: Blumenshine, Eagles-Smith, Meyer, Sparling Collection: Environmental science & technology |
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Actinemys Mercury (Hg) is a global threat to wildlife health that can impair many physiological processes. Mercury has well-documented endocrine activity; however, little work on the effects of Hg on the thyroid hormones triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) in aquatic wildlife exists despite the fact that it is a sensitive endpoint of contaminant exposure. An emerging body of evidence points to the toxicological susceptibility of aquatic reptiles to Hg exposure. We examined the endocrine disrupting potential of Hg in the western pond turtle (Emys marmorata), a long-lived reptile that is in decline throughout California and the Pacific Northwest. We measured total Hg (THg) concentrations in red blood cells (RBCs) and plasma T3 and T4 of turtles from several locations in California that have been impacted by historic gold mining. Across all turtles from all sites, the geometric mean and standard error THg concentration was 0.805 ± 0.025 μg/g dry weight. Sampling region and mass were the strongest determinants of RBC THg. Relationships between RBC THg and T3 and T4 were consistent with Hg-induced disruption of T4 deiodination, a mechanism of toxicity that may cause excess T4 levels and depressed concentrations of biologically active T3.
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