Effects of Cadmium Exposure on Gut Villi in Danio rerio
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Effects of Cadmium on Gut Morphology
2.2. Effects of Cadmium on Metallothionein Expression
2.3. Effects of Cadmium on the Carbohydrate Composition of Gut Cells
2.3.1. N-Acetyl-Glucosamine Staining with Fluorescent WGA Lectin
2.3.2. Galactose Staining with Fluorescent PNA Lectin
2.3.3. Staining for N-Acetyl-Galactosamine with Fluorescent RCA Lectin
3. Discussion
4. Material and Methods
4.1. Animals and Cadmium Treatments
4.2. Tissue Sampling, Processing, and Staining
4.3. Metallothionein Localization
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Motta, C.M.; Califano, E.; Scudiero, R.; Avallone, B.; Fogliano, C.; De Bonis, S.; Raggio, A.; Simoniello, P. Effects of Cadmium Exposure on Gut Villi in Danio rerio. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23, 1927. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23041927
Motta CM, Califano E, Scudiero R, Avallone B, Fogliano C, De Bonis S, Raggio A, Simoniello P. Effects of Cadmium Exposure on Gut Villi in Danio rerio. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022; 23(4):1927. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23041927
Chicago/Turabian StyleMotta, Chiara Maria, Emanuela Califano, Rosaria Scudiero, Bice Avallone, Chiara Fogliano, Salvatore De Bonis, Anja Raggio, and Palma Simoniello. 2022. "Effects of Cadmium Exposure on Gut Villi in Danio rerio" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23, no. 4: 1927. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23041927