Exposure to Thiodan® results in lipofuscin accumulation in hepatocytes of the freshwater catfish Tandanus tandanus

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 135-143

  Nowak, Barbara F ^a   Kingsford, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endosulfan; Hepatocyte; Lipofuscin

Indexed keywords

POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

SILURIDAE; TANDANUS; TANDANUS TANDANUS;

ENDOSULFAN; LIPOFUSCIN;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATFISH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; LIVER CELL; METABOLISM; TIME; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AGING; ANIMALS; CATFISHES; ENDOSULFAN; HEPATOCYTES; LIPOFUSCIN; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0142134224     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao056135     Document Type: Article

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