Development of histopathological indices in a commercial marine bivalve (Ruditapes decussatus) to determine environmental quality

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 126, Issue , 2013, Pages 442-454

  Costa, Pedro M ^a   Carreira, Sara ^a   Costa, Maria H ^a   Caeiro, Sandra ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ABERTA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Biomonitoring; Bivalve; Environmental toxicology; Histology; Histopathological lesions

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LIPOFUSCIN;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMARKER; BIOMONITORING; BIVALVE; COASTAL LAGOON; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYDRODYNAMICS; SHELLFISH; TOXICOLOGY;

ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIVALVE; COASTAL WATERS; DIVERTICULOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESTUARY; EXOCRINE GLAND; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GILL; GRANULOCYTOMA; HABITAT QUALITY; HISTOPATHOLOGICAL INDEX; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYDRODYNAMICS; INFLAMMATION; LAGOON; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; POLLUTION; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RUDITAPES DECUSSATUS; SEDIMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STANDARD; TISSUE NECROSIS;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GILLS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

PORTUGAL;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; PROTOZOA; VENERUPIS (RUDITAPES) DECUSSATUS;

EID: 84871817413     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: 18791514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2012.08.013     Document Type: Article

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