A stereological study of copper toxicity in gills of Oreochromis niloticus

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 213-223

  Monteiro, S M ^a   Rocha, E ^b,d   Mancera, J M ^c   Fontainhas Fernandes A ^a   Sousa, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b CIMAR   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Copper toxicity; Gills; Histopathology; Stereology; Teleostei; Tilapia

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; COPPER;

CICHLID; COPPER; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION TOLERANCE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GILL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MUCOUS CELL; NONHUMAN; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STEREOLOGY; TILAPIA;

ANIMALS; CHLORIDES; CICHLIDS; COPPER; GILLS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ORGAN SIZE;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TELEOSTEI; TILAPIA;

EID: 54049146283     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2008.02.008     Document Type: Article

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