Lack of impact of radiation on blood physiology biomarkers of Chernobyl tree frogs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Human actions have altered natural ecosystems worldwide. Among the many pollutants released to the environment, ionizing radiation can cause severe damage at different molecular and functional levels. The accident in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (1986) caused the largest release of ionizing radiation to the environment in human history. Here, we examined the impact of the current exposure to ionizing radiation on blood physiology biomarkers of adult males of the Eastern tree frog (Hyla orientalis) inhabiting within and outside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. We measured the levels of eight blood parameters (sodium, potassium, chloride, ionized calcium, total carbon dioxide, glucose, urea nitrogen, and anion gap), physiological markers of homeostasis, as well as of liv

SUBMITTER: Burraco P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8240299 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature