TY - JOUR T1 - Accumulation of Copper in Liver, Gill and Muscle Tissues of Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758) AU - Karayakar, Fahri AU - Cicik, Bedii AU - Ciftci, Nuray AU - Karaytug, Sahire AU - Erdem, Cahit AU - Ozcan, A.Y. JO - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances VL - 9 IS - 17 SP - 2271 EP - 2274 PY - 2010 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1680-5593 DO - javaa.2010.2271.2274 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2010.2271.2274 KW - Fish KW -Anguilla anguilla KW -heavy metal KW -copper KW -accumulation KW -tissue AB - Accumulation of copper in liver, gill and muscle tissues of Anguilla anguilla was studied after exposing the animals to 1.00, 2.00 and 4.00 ppm Cu over 96 h period. The levels of metals in the studied tissues were determined using atomic absorption spectrophotometric techniques. All the copper concentrations tested increased the tissue levels of the metal significantly in liver and gill tissues compared to control fish while metal accumulation in muscle tissue was statistically significant only at 4.00 ppm Cu. Accumulation of the metal in gill tissue showed no difference between the concentrations tested despite the differences observed in liver and muscle tissues. Accumulation of the metal was highest in liver tissue and lowest in muscle tissue. ER -