Testicular apoptosis in feral Clarias gariepinus using TUNEL and cleaved caspase-3 immunohistochemistry

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-46

  McClusky, Leon M ^a   Barnhoorn, Irene E J ^a   van Dyk, Jacobus C ^a   Bornman, Maria S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase 3 immunohistochemistry; Clarias gariepinus; Sharptooth catfish; Spermatocytes; TUNEL

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3;

APOPTOSIS; CHROMOSOME; DNA; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FERAL ORGANISM; FUTURE PROSPECT; GERM CELL; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOASSAY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PROTEIN; TELEOST;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CATFISH; CELL DEATH; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CLARIAS GARIEPINUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FERAL ANIMAL; GERM CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; SPERMATOCYTE; TESTIS CELL;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CATFISHES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; TESTIS;

CLARIAS GARIEPINUS;

EID: 48049098408     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2008.03.017     Document Type: Article

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