Elemental analysis of the liver, kidney, and intestine tissues from a Hodgson's bat (Myotis formosus tsuensis).
10.14405/kjvr.2016.56.1.51
- Author:
Hee Jeong YU
1
;
Jung Hoon KANG
;
Seungwoo LEE
;
Yu Jung CHOI
;
Dayoung OH
;
Jong Deock LIM
;
Doug Young RYU
Author Information
1. BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, and College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea. dyryu@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hodgson's bat;
essential elements;
non-essential elements
- MeSH:
Chiroptera;
Intestines*;
Kidney*;
Korea;
Liver*
- From:Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
2016;56(1):51-52
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Hodgson's bats are critically endangered in South Korea. This study analyzed the concentrations of elements in liver, kidney, and intestine tissues from a Hodgson's bat found dead in the wild. The concentrations of essential elements followed the order Fe > Zn > Cu >Mn > Se in the three tissues. Hg was detected at the highest concentrations among the non-essential elements analyzed in the liver and kidney tissues, while As was the most highly concentrated non-essential element in the intestine. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study of tissue element concentrations in Hodgson's bats.
