Abstract
The influence of temperature (25 and 32 °C) on the biomarker responses of bullfrog tadpoles (Lithobates catesbeianus) to different concentrations of the atrazine metabolite 2-hydroxyatrazine (2-HA, 0, 10, 50 and 200 ng.L−1, 16 days), was evaluated. Temperature affected the activities of superoxide dismutase, glutathione S-transferase and acetylcholinesterase. The activities of catalase, glutathione peroxidase, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and carboxylesterase presented no alterations. Frequencies of micronuclei and nuclear abnormalities were also not altered. 2-HA decreased SOD activity at 25 °C and caused histopathological changes in the liver and the kidney at both temperatures, with the kidney being more affected by the combination of higher temperature and 2-HA exposure, presenting glomerular shrinkage and an increase in Bowman's space. Our results indicate that at environmentally relevant concentrations, 2-HA can cause changes in biomarker responses as well as in the morphology of liver and kidney in L. catesbeianus tadpoles. Temperature has an important influence on biomarker response and histopathological alterations.
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