Cataract occurrence in Micropogonia furnieri (Desmarest, 1822) in the area between Capes Frio and Torres (23° S and 29° S), Brazil : investigation of causes and electrophoretic studies of total proteins of the eye lenses

Authors

Anna Emila A. de M. Vazzoler, Instituto Oceanographico da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil
Van Ngan Phan, Instituto Oceanographico da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil

Document Type

Report

Department/Program

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Publication Date

1990

Series

Translation series (Virginia Institute of Marine Science) ; no. 34.

Abstract

The frequency and distribution of these specimens were analysed and the electrophoretic patterns of soluble eye-lens proteins were determined. This cataract is not of parasitic origin and was rare in specimens from the coastal area. In the lagunar region it occurs mainly in specimens of the River Baguacu from April to November.

Description

Published in the Bolm. Inst. Oceanogr., Sao Paulo 30(1): 65-76, 1981. Cassiano Monteiro-Neto, translator; William J. Hargis, Jr. editor.

Keywords

Micropogonias. Fishes--Sense organs. Cataract.

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Recommended Citation

Vazzoler, A. A., & Ngan Phan, V. (1990) Cataract occurrence in Micropogonia furnieri (Desmarest, 1822) in the area between Capes Frio and Torres (23° S and 29° S), Brazil : investigation of causes and electrophoretic studies of total proteins of the eye lenses. Translation series (Virginia Institute of Marine Science) ; no. 34.. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/reports/27