Xenobiotics: Environmental Exposure, Toxicity and Physiological Response

Contents: Introduction   Chapter 1 Environmental exposure to heavy metals Content of Zn, Cu and Cr in different tissues of common carp (Cyprinus carpio, L.)  compared to their content in the bottom sediments The concentration of lead, cadmium and zinc in muscles of different fresh-water fish Zinc content in dorsal muscles and skin in three species of fish living in Vistula River and Nida River Accumulation of some heavy metals (Pd and Cd) in meat and organs of grazing ewes and their lambs  in North-East Hungary Higher plants as useful genetic biomarkers for screening and monitoring of heavy metals in the environment Metals in different kinds of human diet Exploitation bee honey for imission area determination in Slovakia   Chapter 2 Experimental studies of physiological response to heavy metals The effects of chromium(III, VI) ions on the growth and development of garden cress  (Lepidium sativum L.) The effect of heavy metals on the cell division and behavior of Paramecium bursaria cultured under a light and a dark conditions after exposure to cadmium Using N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase to evaluate the effect of cadmium embryotoxicity in birds Effect of lifetime low level cadmium exposure on selected parameters of lipid metabolism of Wistar rats during three subsequent generations Histological structure of femoral bone tissue in adult male rats after intraperitoneal and peroral cadmium administration The effects of iron on the motility and viability of spermatozoa in vitro Total antioxidant capacity versus copper and iron content in bovine blood plasma Effect of lifetime exposure to low doses of lead on selected physiological parameters in Wistar rats The effect of lifetime exposure to low doses of lead to selected parameters of carbohydrate metabolism in rats Lifetime low dose exposure to lead on selected reproductive parameters in rats   Chapter 3 Cellular effects of xenobiotics Pathological changes in the liver and posterior kidney of fish exposed to the insecticide Nurelle D 550 EC Histopathology of synthetic pyrethroids on the liver  of carp (Cyprinus carpio l.) Possibility of using hydrolases activity from earthworm in toxicological studies Microscopic structure of the femoral bone in adult male rats after subchronic peroral exposure to selenium and diazinon Chromosomal aberrations in the peripheral lymphocytes of cows from differently polluted regions in Slovakia   Chapter 4 Toxicity of some low molecular organic substances The involvement of oxidative stress in acrylamide toxicity. A minireview Biochemical and cellular effects of acrolein toxicity in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae Effect of organic solvents on the growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast (b1 and g1 strains)   Chapter 5 Physiological response to physical agents Changes in the energy profile (glucose, cholesterol) of rabbit blood due to thermal stress Effect of irradiation on the chemical composition and antioxidant activity of garlic (Allium sativum l. )   Author Index