Heavily melanized gills in crustaceans, often referred to as black gill, have been reported in
both wild and cultured marine species. Tissue melanization is generally the result of a …

Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are a suite of highly conserved proteins well known for their
quick responses to environmental stresses. However, the respective roles of different HSPs …

Abstract The Palaemonid shrimp Palaemon macrodactylus is widely distributed in coastal
areas and estuaries which are easily contaminated by various pollutants. However, the …

The occurrence and contamination level of seven important toxic metals (Cd, Cu, Co, Cr, Hg,
Pb, and Zn) and three additional metals (Al, Fe, and Mn) in the water, sediment, and shrimp …

Cobalt (Co) is an important component of vitamin B 12, but is toxic to aquatic animals at a
high level. In this study, the Pacific white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei were exposed to …

Gold nanoparticles (AuNP) stimulate immune responses in mammals but they have not
been tested in species of relevance in aquaculture. In this study the immunostimulant and …

During the past decade, the total population and overall reproductive performance of the
oriental river prawn (Macrobrachium nipponense) in the Anzali international wetland and its …

Ridgetail white prawn (Exopalaemon carinicauda) is widely distributed in Chinese coastal
zones, especially in the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea. It is not only considered as an important …

Abstract Cadmium (Cd2+) and copper (Cu2+) are considered immunotoxic metals and their
presence in combination in the aquatic environment may cause effects on shrimp species as …

Ridgetail white prawn (Exopalaemon carinicauda), a commercially important species in
China, is a potential candidate for evaluating impairments caused by environmental …