Histopathological changes and erythrocytic nuclear abnormalities in Iberian green frogs (Rana perezi Seoane) from a uranium mine pond

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 187-195

  Marques, S M ^a   Antunes, S C ^a   Pissarra, H ^b   Pereira, M L ^c   Goncalves F ^a   Pereira, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b FACULDADE DE MEDICINA VETERINÁRIA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Genotoxicity; Histopathology; Metals; Rana perezi

Indexed keywords

URANIUM;

ABNORMALITY; ADULT; BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD; FROG; GENOTOXICITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MINE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POND; RISK ASSESSMENT; URANIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ERYTHROCYTE; FROG; GENOTOXICITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANA PEREZI;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CELL NUCLEUS; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; METALS; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MINING; PORTUGAL; TESTIS; URANIUM; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; RANA CLAMITANS; RANA PEREZI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 58149386938     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2008.04.010     Document Type: Article

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