1998•Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic SciencesRequires access
Study on Biochemical Pollutant Markers for Diagnosis of Marine Pollution VII. Changes in Lipid Components of Flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) in the South Sea
Jinho Choi, Kim Dong-Woo, Jung-Hwa Kim, Chung-Kil Park, Yang Dong Beom
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Abstract
This study was designed as a part of efforts to investigate the biochemical pollutant markers for diagnosis of marine pollutions by changes in lipid components of the flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) in the South Sea of Korea, Hemoglobin levels in serum of cultured flounders in the South Sea were lower () than those of wild flounder in Pohang as a control group. Triglyceride (TG), Total and low density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol contents in serum of cultured flounders in the South Sea were and respectively which are higher than those of wild flounder in Pohang. Atherogenic index (AI) and T-Chol/PL ratios in serum of cultured flounders in the South Sea were significantly higher( and respectively) than those of wild flounder in Pohang. These results suggest that near-coastal water as well as neritic water of the South Sea might be affected by pollutant input as well as the Yellow Sea of Korea.