Histopathological alterations in the liver of the sharptooth catfish clarias gariepinus from polluted aquatic systems in South Africa

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 133-147

  Marchand, M J ^a   Van Dyk, J C ^a   Pieterse, G M ^a   Barnhoorn, I E J ^b   Bornman, M S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecotoxicology; Fish histology; Liver histopathology

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; AQUATIC ECOTOXICOLOGY; AQUATIC SYSTEMS; BIO-MONITORING; CLARIAS GARIEPINUS; EARLY WARNING SIGNS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS; FISH TISSUES; HEALTH ASSESSMENTS; HEPATOCYTE; HEPATOCYTES; HEPATOSOMATIC INDICES; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; IN CELLS; LIVER TISSUES; NATURE RESERVES; SHARPTOOTH CATFISHES; SOUTH AFRICA; STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS;

BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; CHEMICALS; DAMS; FISH; HEALTH; HISTOLOGY; LIVER; QUALITY CONTROL; TISSUE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

MEATS;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; METAL; WATER;

BIOMONITORING; BLOOD; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NATURE RESERVE; POLLUTION EFFECT; TELEOST; TOXICITY TEST; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD COMPONENT; CATFISH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER FATTY DEGENERATION; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER SINUSOID; LIVER STRUCTURE; LIVER TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESERVOIR; SEDIMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; TISSUE SECTION; WATER ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CATFISHES; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HEMATOCRIT; LIVER; METALS; SOUTH AFRICA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AFRICA; GAUTENG; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CLARIAS GARIEPINUS;

EID: 65349108052     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: 15227278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20397     Document Type: Article

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