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Title:  Effect of dietary cyanobacteria on growth and accumulation of microcystins in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus).
 
Authors:  Zhao M, Xie S, Zhu X, Yang Y, Gan N, Song L
 
Drug:  Microcystin
 
Fish species:  Tilapia, Nile
 
Date:  2006
 
Sample:  intestinal tract-gall bladder
 
Ave Weight (gm):  6
 
Ave Water temp (°C):  27
 
Water:  Freshwater
 
Dosage:  1.19% in feed 12 weeks
 
Route:  PO
 
Comments:  Final body weight: 19.16 +/- 1.57 g, Microcystin-LR equivalents: Muscle = 0.77 +/- 0.43 ng/g, Liver 423.55 +/- 123.77 ng/g, Spleen = 22.85 +/- 4.22 ng/g, Gall bladder = 17.18 +/- 2.71 ng/g.
 
Citation:  Aquaculture 261:960-966
 
Link:  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2006.08.019  Opens a new window
 
Genus Species:  Oreochromis niloticus
 
Drug Class:  Organic-Cyanotoxin
 
Wt gm-detail:  5.63 +/- 0.05
 
Water temp (°C)-detail:  26.6 +/- 2.6 C
 
Dosage-detail:  Dry algae meal content of feed in %, 327 ng/fish/day
 
Method:  ELISA
 
Authors-red:  Zhao M, Xie S, Zhu X, Yang Y, Gan N, Song L
 
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