Ultrastructural variations in Lethocerus niloticum (Insecta: Hemiptera) caused by pollution in Lake Mariut, Alexandria, Egypt

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 268-274

  Sorour, Jehan ^a,b  

^a Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coastal water pollution; Electron microscope; Environmental hazards; Lagoon; Malpighian tubules; Toxicology; Water bug

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHROMATIN; EGYPT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPITHELIUM CELL; HEMIPTERA; HEMOLYMPH; LAKE; LETHOCERUS NILOTICUM; LYSOSOME; MALPIGHIAN TUBULE; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

BELOSTOMATIDAE; HEMIPTERA; INSECTA; LETHOCERUS; LETHOCERUS NILOTICUM; MALPIGHIA;

EID: 0035090399     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/eesa.2000.2003     Document Type: Article

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