Cytomorphological alterations of the thymus, spleen, head-kidney, and liver in cardinal fish (Apogonidae, Teleostei) as bioindicators of stress

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 267, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-69

  Fishelson, Lev ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Cardinal fishes; Cytological alterations; Glands; Pollution stress

Indexed keywords

APOGONIDAE; PISCES; TELEOSTEI;

MELANIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL GRANULE; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; FISH; HISTOLOGY; INDIAN OCEAN; KIDNEY; LIPID METABOLISM; LIVER; LIVER CELL; METABOLISM; PEROXISOME; PHAGOSOME; RETICULOCYTE; SPLEEN; THYMUS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; CYTOPLASMIC GRANULES; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; FISHES; HEPATOCYTES; INDIAN OCEAN; KIDNEY; LIPID METABOLISM; LIVER; MELANINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PEROXISOMES; PHAGOSOMES; RETICULOCYTES; SPLEEN; THYMUS GLAND; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 33644822051     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10385     Document Type: Article

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