Effects of in situ nickel contamination in fish species Oreochromis niloticus (Cichlidae)

• Grant number: 10/12391-6
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: October 01, 2010
• End date: July 31, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Genetics - Mutagenesis
• Principal Investigator: Carmem Silvia Fontanetti Christofoletti
• Grantee: Amanda Alfonso Batista
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biociências (IB). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Rio Claro. Rio Claro , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The project aims to detect DNA damage in fish species Oreochromis niloticus (Cichlidae) exposed to different concentrations of nickel, by testing the Comet Assay and Micronucleus test.