Tracing the accumulation and effects of mercury uptake in the previtellogenic ovary of crucian carp, Carassius auratus gibelio by autometallography and caspase-3 immunohistochemistry

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 141-148

  Zarnescu, Otilla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

Autometallography; Caspase 3; Fish; Mercuric chloride; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; MERCURY; MERCURY CHLORIDE; SILVER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOMETALLOGRAPHY; BALBIANI RING; CELL SIZE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; FEMALE; GOLDFISH; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYSOSOME; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; ANIMAL; CARP; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE; VITELLOGENESIS;

CARASSIUS; CARASSIUS AURATUS GIBELIO; RADIATA;

ANIMALS; CARPS; CASPASE 3; CYTOPLASM; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYSOSOMES; MERCURY; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; VITELLOGENESIS;

EID: 59149106633     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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