Quantifying histopathological alterations in the hepatopancreas of the woodlouse Porcellio laevis (Isopoda) as a biomarker of cadmium exposure

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 319-325

  Odendaal, J P ^a   Reinecke, A J ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Cadmium; Hepatopancreas; Woodlouse

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFATE; HEAVY METAL;

HISTOPATHOLOGY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INSECT; LIVER; LIVER TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS; PORCELLIO LAEVIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ISOPODA; ONISCIDEA; PORCELLIO; PORCELLIO LAEVIS;

EID: 0042622654     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-6513(02)00163-X     Document Type: Article

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