Implication of the midgut of the centipede Lithobius forficatus in the heavy metal detoxification process

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 258-268

  Vandenbulcke, Franck ^a   Grelle, Claire ^a   Fabre, Marie Chantal ^a   Descamps, Michel ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Autometallography; Detoxification process; Heavy metals; Lithobius forficatus midgut; Ultrastructural

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD;

ARTICLE; AUTOMETALLOGRAPHY; BIOACCUMULATION; CADMIUM POISONING; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; INVERTEBRATE; LEAD POISONING; MICROSCOPY; MIDGUT; NONHUMAN; SECRETORY GRANULE; SOIL POLLUTION;

ANIMALIA; CHILOPODA; INVERTEBRATA; LITHOBIUS FORFICATUS;

EID: 0344973022     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/eesa.1998.1706     Document Type: Article

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