Histopathology of the digestive gland of an Antarctic limpet exposed to cadmium

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 247, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 263-268

  Najle, R ^a   Elissondo, M ^a   Gentile, S ^a   Gentile, M ^a   Vacarezza, G ^a   Solana, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Cadmium; Histopathology; Limpets; Metals; Pollution; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTARCTICA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; EXOCRINE GLAND; GASTROPOD; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; CADMIUM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MOLLUSCA; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

NACELLA CONCINNA; PATELLIDAE;

EID: 0034689148     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(99)00495-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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