| exposure of silver carp (hypophthalmichthys molitrix) to environmentally relevant levels of cadmium: hematology, muscle physiology, and implications for stock enhancement in the xiangjiang river (hunan, china). | cadmium is a non-essential metal with a wide distribution that has severe toxic effects on aquatic animals. changes in hematology and muscle physiology were examined in silver carp (hypophthalmichthys molitrix) exposed to environmentally relevant levels of cadmium (0.01 mg l(-1)) for 96 h. cadmium exposure induced significant increases in the red blood cell count, and in the plasma concentrations of cortisol, glucose, and lactate. this suggests that the dose of cadmium was sufficient to cause st ... | 2013 | 23314869 |