Skin component may protect fishes from ultraviolet-B radiation

被引:30
作者
Fabacher, DL
Little, EE
机构
[1] National Biological Service, Midwest Science Center, Columbia, Missouri, 65201
关键词
fish sunburn; UV-B-radiation; sunburn protection; UVB induced sunburn;
D O I
10.1007/BF02987508
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
We observed a large peak of absorbance when methanol extracts of dorsal skin from four species of fish were scanned in a spectrophotometer. There appeared to be a direct relation between the amount of this skin component and the period of time in which each species of fish developed UVB-induced sunburn.
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