Efeitos da radiação gama sobre comportamento alimentar, hematócrito, glicemia e perfil eletroforético plasmático em tilápia do Nilo (Oreochromis niloticus)(Linnaeus,1759)

• Ano de defesa: 2015
• Autor(a) principal: Borin, Fernando Henrique Rodrigues [UNESP]
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
• Palavras-chave em Português: Tilápia-do-Nilo; Eletroforese; Raios gama; Glicemia; Radiação ionizante; Sistema imunológico; Gamma rays; Nile tilapia
• Link de acesso: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/144040

Fish are found in susceptible to contamination environments, among which stands out the radiation arising from inadequate disposal of radioactive material or even accidents like Chernobyl in Ukraine and, more recently, Fukushima in Japan. Few studies are found in the literature with the use of ionizing radiation as a stressor in fish. This work aims to quantify the impact of different doses of gamma radiation in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in eating behavior, biochemical parameters, such as, hematocrit, glucose and plasma protein electrophoretic pattern, as well as the commitment on survival. In this work we used 105 males of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), with the average standard length of 11.11 ± 0.44 cm and average weight of 40.56 ± 3.64 grams; divided into six experimental groups of 15 fish each and exposed to gamma radiation full-length single dose, by the use of a telecobaltoterapia apparatus in doses of 1 Gy, 2 Gy, 4 Gy, 8 Gy, 16 Gy and 32 Gy, and a group Control without irradiation. They were collected, on average, 0.3 ml of blood with the aid of needles and heparinized syringes by cardiac puncture. Subsequently, they determined the parameters hematocrit, blood glucose and plasma protein electropherogram by standard techniques, to assess the effects of radiation. There was a decrease in food intake due to the occurrence of irritation on oral mucosa in higher doses of radiation. The percentage of hematocrit was the most sensitive variable to the effects of gamma radiation. Glucose levels varied depending on the doses of gamma radiation as a function of time. High doses of gamma radiation caused metabolic alterations that changed the standards of different protein classes. The Nile tilapia shown to be resistant to doses of 1 to 8 Gy, possibly due to repair system efficiency. It is believed that in the group of 16 and 32 Gy, mortality was occurring due to infection by opportunistic agents and susceptibilityof the...