Quantitative changes in digestive gland cells and oocytes of helix aspersa, as biomarkers of copper oxychloride exposure under field conditions

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-22

  Snyman, R G ^a   Reinecke, A J ^b   Reinecke, S A ^b  

^a CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Copper; Digestive cells; Oocytes; Snail

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR RESPONSE; COPPER ACCUMULATION; COPPER EXPOSURE; DIGESTIVE CELLS; DIGESTIVE GLANDS; EARLY WARNING; FIELD CONDITIONS; FUNGICIDE APPLICATION; OOCYTES; OXYCHLORIDE; QUANTITATIVE CHANGES; SNAIL;

FUNGICIDES; PLANTS (BOTANY);

COPPER;

COPPER CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CELL DAMAGE; CELL FUNCTION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPITHELIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXOCRINE GLAND; HELIX ASPERSA; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STOMACH EPITHELIUM;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HELIX (SNAILS); OOCYTES;

GASTROPODA; HELIX ASPERSA;

EID: 67349217717     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-009-9721-9     Document Type: Article

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