Cytological effects of experimental exposure to Hg on the gill epithelium of the European flat oyster Ostrea edulis: Ultrastructural and quantitative changes related to bioaccumulation

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 178-188

  Bigas, M ^a   Durfort, M ^a   Poquet, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gills; Mercuric chloride; Mucocytes; Oyster; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELLULAR PARAMETERS; CILIATED EPITHELIUM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; DETOXIFICATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXPOSURE; GILL; MICROVILLUS; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; OYSTER; QUANTITATIVE HISTOCHEMISTRY;

OSTREA EDULIS; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 0035306038     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/tice.2000.0169     Document Type: Article

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