The use of Lates calcarifer as a biomarker for heavy metals detection

• Main Authors: Mohd Hayat, Nursabrina, Shamaan, Nor Aripin, Sabullah, Mohd Khalizan, Abd. Shukor, Mohd. Yunus, Syed, Mohd Arif, Khalid, Ariff, Dahalan, Farrah Aini, Ahmad, Siti Aqlima
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17513/1/The%20use%20of%20Lates%20calcarifer%20as%20a%20biomarker%20for%20heavy%20metals%20detection.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17513/; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12210-015-0501-7

Fish are ubiquitous organisms that have many features that designate their potential as a biomarker of heavy metals pollution. Thus, an investigation was done to detect the effect of heavy metals on cholinesterase (ChE) activity from Lates calcarifer organs which were gill and muscle. Ammonium sulph...