Histo-cytological responses of Dicentrarchus labrax (L.) following mercury exposure

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 400-410

  Giari, L ^a   Simoni, E ^a   Manera, M ^b   Dezfuli, B S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Dicentrarchus labrax; Histo cytopathology; Mercury; Rodlet cells

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

BIOMARKER; CYTOLOGY; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PERCIFORM; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; CELL SWELLING; CELL TYPE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; EDEMA; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; EUROPEAN SEA BASS; GILL; HISTOLOGY; INTESTINE; INTESTINE CELL; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TUBULE; LIVER; LIVER CELL; MACROPHAGE; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TELANGIECTASIA;

ANIMALS; BASS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; GILLS; INTESTINES; KIDNEY; LIVER; MERCURY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX;

EID: 43649099677     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2007.08.013     Document Type: Article

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