Fish Physiology: Homeostasis and Toxicology of Essential Metals (ISSN)

Homeostasis and Toxicology of Essential Metals synthesizes the explosion of new information on the molecular, cellular, and organismal handling of metals in fish in the past 15 years. These elements are no longer viewed by fish physiologists as "heavy metals" that kill fish by suffocation, but rather as interesting moieties that enter and leave fish by specific pathways, which are subject to physiological regulation. The metals featured in this volume are those about which there has been most public and scientific concern, and therefore are those most widely studied by fish researchers. Metals such as Cu, Zn, Fe, Ni, Co, Se, Mo and Cr are either proven to be or are strongly suspected to be essential in trace amounts, yet are toxic in higher doses. The companion volume, Homeostasis and Toxicology of Non-Essential Metals, Volume 31B, covers metals that have no known nutritive function in fish at present, but which are toxic at fairly low levels, such as Ag, Al, Cd, Pb, Hg, As, Sr, and U. In addition, three chapters in Volumes 31A and 31B on Basic Principles (Chapter 1, 31A), Field Studies and Ecological Integration (Chapter 9, 31A) and Modeling the Physiology and Toxicology of Metals (Chapter 9, 31B) act as integrative summaries and make these two volumes a vital set for readers. All major essential metals of interest are covered in metal-specific chapters Each metal-specific chapter is written by fish physiologists/toxicologists who are recognized authorities for that metal A common format is featured throughout this two volume edition Homeostasis and Toxicology of Essential Metals synthesizes the explosion of new information on the molecular, cellular, and organismal handling of metals in fish in the past 15 years. These elements are no longer viewed by fish physiologists as'heavy metals'that kill fish by suffocation, but rather as interesting moieties that enter and leave fish by specific pathways, which are subject to physiological regulation. The metals featured in this volume are those about which there has been most public and scientific concern, and therefore are those most widely studied by fish researchers. Metals such as Cu, Zn, Fe, Ni, Co, Se, Mo and Cr are either proven to be or are strongly suspected to be essential in trace amounts, yet are toxic in higher doses. The companion volume, Homeostasis and Toxicology of Non-Essential Metals, Volume 31B, covers metals that have no known nutritive function in fish at present, but which are toxic at fairly low levels, such as Ag, Al, Cd, Pb, Hg, As, Sr, and U. In addition, three chapters in Volumes 31A and 31B on Basic Principles (Chapter 1, 31A), Field Studies and Ecological Integration (Chapter 9, 31A) and Modeling the Physiology and Toxicology of Metals (Chapter 9, 31B) act as integrative summaries and make these two volumes a vital set for readers. All major essential metals of interest are covered in metal-specific chapters Each metal-specific chapter is written by fish physiologists/toxicologists who are recognized authorities for that metal A common format is featured throughout this two volume edition Content: Homeostasis and toxicology of essential metals Page i This is volume 31A in the fish physiology series Page ii Homeostasis and toxicology of essential metals Page iii Copyright Page Page iv Contents Pages v-ix Contents of homeostasis and toxicology of non-essential metals, volume 31B Pages xi-xv Contributors Page xvii Preface Pages xix-xxi Chris M. Wood, Anthony P. Farrell, Colin J. Brauner 1 - An introduction to metals in fish physiology and toxicology: basic principles Pages 1-51 Chris M. Wood 2 - Copper Pages 53-133 Martin Grosell 3 - Zinc Pages 135-200 Christer Hogstrand 4 - Iron Pages 201-251 Nicolas R. Bury, David Boyle, Christopher A. Cooper 5 - Nickel Pages 253-289 Greg Pyle, Patrice Couture 6 - Cobalt Pages 291-326 Ronny Blust 7 - Selenium Pages 327-374 David M. Janz 8 - Molybdenum and chromium Pages 375-415 Scott D. Reid 9 - Field studies on metal accumulation and effects in fish Pages 417-473 Patrice Couture, Greg Pyle Index Pages 475-494 Other volumes in the fish physiology series Pages 495-497