Extreme nitrite tolerance in the clown knifefish Chitala ornata is linked to up-regulation of methaemoglobin reductase activity.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2017.03.013
Abstract: The clown knifefish is a facultative air breather, which is widely farmed in freshwater ponds in Vietnam. Here we report a very high nitrite tolerance (96h LC50 of 7.82mM) in this species and examine the… read more here.
Keywords: reductase; exposure; reductase activity; nitrite tolerance ... See more keywords