Acute Exposure to Microcystin-Producing Cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa Alters Adult Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Swimming Performance Parameters

Microcystins (MCs) are toxins produced by cyanobacteria (blue-green algae), primarily Microcystis aeruginosa, forming water blooms worldwide. When an organism is exposed to environmental perturbations, alterations in normal behavioral patterns occur. Behavioral repertoire represents the consequence...

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Main Authors: Luiza Wilges Kist, Angelo Luis Piato, João Gabriel Santos da Rosa, Gessi Koakoski, Leonardo José Gil Barcellos, João Sarkis Yunes, Carla Denise Bonan, Maurício Reis Bogo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Toxicology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/280304
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