Detection of benzo[ a ]pyrene‐induced immunotoxicity in orange spotted grouper ( E pinephelus coioides )

作者：Maryam Khaniyan; Negin Salamat; Alireza Safahieh; Abdolali Movahedinia

来源：Environmental Toxicology, 2016, 31(3): 329-338.

DOI：10.1002/tox.22047

• polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
• innate immunity
• acquired immunity
• orange spotted grouper

ABSTRACT(#br)This study aimed to investigate the effects of benzo[ a ]pyrene (BaP) on immune status of orange spotted grouper ( Epinephelus coioides ). Fish were injected with 2, 20 and 35 mg/kg‐bw of BaP and were kept under laboratory conditions for 14 days. Blood samples were taken at days 1, 4, 7...