Research Article, J Mar Biol Oceanogr Vol: 2 Issue: 2
Effects of Gender and Season on Potentially Toxic Metal Levels in Muscles of Adult Blue Swimmer Crabs (Portunus pelagicus) from the Northeastern Mediterranean Sea
| Deniz AYAS* | |
| Department of Seafood Processing Technology, Faculty of Fisheries, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey | |
| Corresponding author : Deniz AYAS Department of Seafood Processing Technology, Faculty of Fisheries, University of Mersin, 33160, Mersin, Turkey Tel: 90-324-3412813; Fax: 90-324-3413025 E-mail: ayasdeniz@gmail.com |
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| Received: January 30, 2013 Accepted: March 29, 2013 Published: April 05, 2013 | |
| Citation: AYAS D (2013) Effects of Gender and Season on Potentially Toxic Metal Levels in Muscles of Adult Blue Swimmer Crabs (Portunus pelagicus) from the Northeastern Mediterranean Sea. J Mar Biol Oceanogr 2:2. doi:10.4172/2324-8661.1000110 |
Abstract
Effects of Gender and Season on Potentially Toxic Metal Levels in Muscles of Adult Blue Swimmer Crabs (Portunus pelagicus) from the Northeastern Mediterranean Sea
The effects of gender and season on potentially toxic metal levels in two muscle types (lump crabmeat, LCM, and chela crabmeat, CCM) of adult blue swimmer crabs, Portunus pelagicus, caught in Mersin Bay, Northeastern Mediterranean Sea, were investigated. In each season, the muscle tissues from 40 individuals of each sex were taken out by hand. Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrophotometer was used to determine metal levels in samples.
