Effect of cadmium and glutathione on malic enzyme activity in brown shrimps (<i>Crangon crangon</i>) from the Gulf of Gdańsk

The high level of cadmium in the abdominal muscle of the brown shrimp <i>Crangon crangon</i> is due to the serious pollution of the water in the Gulf of Gdansk. The inhibition of malic enzyme (ME) activity by cadmium, and in consequence the reduced formation of NADPH, could interfere wit...

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Main Authors: Edward F. Skorkowski, Piotr Stepnowski, Adriana Mika, Anna Białk-Bielińska, Natalia Niedźwiecka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-09-01
Series:Oceanologia
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Online Access:http://www.iopan.gda.pl/oceanologia/53_3.html#A7