Spermiotoxicity of nickel nanoparticles in the marine invertebrate Ciona intestinalis (ascidians).

ABSTRACT: Nickel nanoparticles (Ni NPs) are increasingly used in modern industries as catalysts, sensors, and in electronic applications. Due to this large use, their inputs into marine environment have significantly increased; however, the potential ecotoxicological effects in marine environment have so far received little attention. In particular, little is known on the impact of NPs on gamete quality of marine organisms and on the consequences on fertility potential. The present study examines, for the first time, the impact of Ni NPs exposure on sperm quality of the marine invertebrate Ciona intestinalis (ascidian). Several parameters related with sperm status such as plasma membrane lipid peroxidation, mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), intracellular pH, DNA integrity, and fertilizing abil

SUBMITTER: Gallo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4975092 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature