The use of histological, histochemical and ultramorphological techniques to detect gill alterations in Oreochromis niloticus reared in treated polluted waters

Micron

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 839-844

  Biagini, Frederico Rezes ^a   de Oliveira David, José Augusto ^a   Fontanetti, Carmem Silvia ^a  

^a Institute of Biosciences   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Depollution; Flotation; Histopathology; Mucous cells

Indexed keywords

CELL TYPES; CLEAN WATERS; CONTROL GROUPS; DEPOLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES; FLOTATION METHOD; HISTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MORPHOLOGICAL ALTERATION; MUCOUS CELLS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; POLLUTED WATER; RESPIRATORY ORGANS;

FISH; FLOTATION; WATER POLLUTION;

CELL MEMBRANES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CICHLID; CYTOCHEMISTRY; FISH DISEASE; GILL; PATHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; CICHLIDS; FISH DISEASES; GILLS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; PISCES;

EID: 69349088716     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2009.06.010     Document Type: Article

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