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Influence of the Chemical Structure on Mobility of PCB Congeners in Female and Male Sardine (Sardina Pilchardus) From Portuguese Coast

Influence of the Chemical Structure on Mobility of PCB Congeners in Female and Male Sardine (Sardina Pilchardus) From Portuguese Coast

Paulo Antunes, Joana Amado, Carlos Vale, Odete Gil

Chemosphere. 2007 Sep;69(3):395-402.

PMID: 17573094

Abstract:

Concentrations of 30 polychlorinated biphenyl congeners (CBs) were determined in muscle, liver and gonad tissues of female and male sardines (Sardina pilchardus) collected in February-May 2000 and September-January 2001 from purse seine vessels operating around Peniche, Portugal. The determined CBs were aggregated in four groups (I, II, III and IV), according to similarities of their chemical structures. Muscle and liver of males contained significantly higher concentrations of groups I and II than females during the final period of spawning (February-April). A less contrast was observed for the groups III and IV. This seasonal fluctuation associated with the spawning indicates that female sardines regulate the excess of CBs sequestrated during fatten period. On the contrary, levels of groups I and II were higher in males than in females indicating slower mobility of these compounds as lipids were consumed during the final period of spawning. The deficient regulation of those CBs in muscle of male sardines can not be attributed to selective transfer to gonads and subsequent excretion. Although the full explanation was not found for the different mobility of PCBs with the gender, the results provide evidence of slower elimination of group I and II congeners in male sardines.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AS26237	PCB Congeners in Fish Tissue - PT			Price

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