Acute histological responses of the gill of the mussel, Mytilus edulis, to exposure by environmental pollutants

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 137-141

  Sunila, Inke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

environmental pollutants; gills; histological responses; Mytilus edulis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001513778     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-2011(88)90112-7     Document Type: Article

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