Publications by authors named "Irma Martinez-Rodriguez"
Article Synopsis
- Fiddler crabs play a crucial role in estuarine ecosystems, yet they have rarely been used as indicators of environmental health; the study focuses on their response to pollution in the highly urbanized Urias estuary in the Gulf of California.
- The research assessed how contamination affects female fiddler crab reproduction, survival, and genetic stability by exposing crabs from a cleaner area to polluted sediments in a lab setting.
- Results showed that crabs from the most contaminated areas, particularly near fish processing plants, had significantly higher mortality rates (67%) and poorer reproductive development, but those that survived displayed potential for genetic recovery through DNA repair mechanisms.
J Inorg Biochem
November 2017
Article Synopsis
- The study investigated the antihelmintic activity of cobalt(II), copper(II), and zinc(II) coordination compounds of tinidazole on spotted rose snapper infested with dactylogyrid monogeneans.
- Various tinidazole coordination compounds were synthesized, structurally characterized, and tested in vitro and in vivo for effectiveness against the parasites.
- Results showed that the copper(II) compound, particularly [Cu(tnz)Br], exhibited the highest antihelmintic activity, demonstrating significant bioaccumulation in the fish's liver and achieving 95% effectiveness in baths at a concentration of 25mg/L.
