Gill damage in the freshwater fish gnathonemus petersii (family: mormyridae) exposed to selected pollutants: An ultrastructural study

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 225-238

  Alazemi, B M ^a   Lewis, J W ^a   Andrews, E B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Fish gills; Gnathonemus petersii; Pollution

Indexed keywords

CYANIDES; DAMAGE DETECTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HEAVY METALS; HERBICIDES; POLLUTION; TISSUE;

CONTINUOUS-FLOW SYSTEM; COPPER EXPOSURE; FRESHWATER FISHES; GILL TISSUES; GNATHONEMUS; HEATED WATERS; INDUCED DAMAGE; ULTRASTRUCTURAL STUDY;

FISH;

ATRAZINE; CADMIUM; CYANIDE; HEAVY METAL;

ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL DAMAGE; DESQUAMATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPITHELIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FISH; GILL; HYPERACTIVITY; MUCOUS CELL; MUCUS; POLLUTION; TISSUE INJURY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

GNATHONEMUS PETERSII; MORMYRIDAE;

EID: 0029994610     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593331708616381     Document Type: Article

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