The significance of changes in Mytella falcata (Orbigny, 1842) gill filaments chronically exposed to polluted environments

Micron

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1293-1299

  David, José Augusto de Oliveira ^a   Salaroli, Renato B ^b   Fontanetti, Carmem S ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bivalve; Cell turnover; Gill filaments; Histopathology; Pollutants; Santos estuary

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CYTOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FILAMENTS (LAMP); HEALTH; POLLUTION; SULFATE MINERALS;

BIVALVE; CELL INJURY; CELL TURNOVER; FUNCTIONAL COMPLEXITY; GILL FILAMENTS; HISTOPATHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATORY PROCESS; INTERMEDIATE ZONE; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; POLLUTANTS; SANTOS ESTUARY;

CELLS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIVALVE; DRUG EFFECT; GILL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; GILLS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; MYTELLA;

EID: 52049121529     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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