Pollutant-induced alterations of granulocyte morphology in the earthworm Eisenia foetida

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1369-1377

  Calisi, Antonio ^a   Lionetto, Maria Giulia ^a   Schettino, Trifone ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Coelomocytes; Earthworms; Granulocytes; Morphometric alterations

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; COPPER SULFATE; METALLOTHIONEIN; METHIOCARB;

BIOINDICATOR; BIOMARKER; COPPER; EARTHWORM; INHIBITION; MORPHOMETRY; POLLUTION EFFECT; SULFATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; EARTHWORM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GRANULOCYTE; INDICATOR ORGANISM; LYSOSOME MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; PROTEIN INDUCTION; SOIL POLLUTION;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL SHAPE; COPPER SULFATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GRANULOCYTES; KINETICS; LYSOSOMES; METALLOTHIONEIN; METHIOCARB; NEUTRAL RED; OLIGOCHAETA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TIME FACTORS; UP-REGULATION;

EISENIA FETIDA;

EID: 67349212673     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2009.03.010     Document Type: Article

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