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DNA integrity-protecting and survival-promoting activity of serotonergic system in sturgeon juveniles and sazans.
Fish physiology and biochemistry - 1 Aug 2017
Mekhtiev Arif A, Allahverdiyeva Turan N, Movsum-Zadeh Sevda K
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The study concerns evaluation of engagement of serotonergic system in the mechanisms of antimutagenic protection and survival under adverse conditions. It is shown that under long-term exposure to oil and industrial pollution, simultaneous sharp increase of mutations level in the erythrocytes and downregulation of serotonin-modulating anticonsolidation protein (SMAP; Mekhtiev 2000) in the livers of the sturgeon...
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