Short-term Exposure of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) to Mercury:Histopathological Changes, Mercury Bioaccumulation, and Protective Role of Metallothioneins in Different Exposure Routes

Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 470-479

  Kaewamatawong, Theerayuth ^a   Rattanapinyopituk, Kasem ^a   Ponpornpisit, Aranya ^a   Pirarat, Nopadon ^a   Ruangwises, Suthep ^a   Rungsipipat, Anudep ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

autometallography; mercury; metallothionine; Nile tilapia; pathology; short term exposure

Indexed keywords

MERCURIC CHLORIDE; METALLOTHIONEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOMETALLOGRAPHY; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEPATOPANCREAS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TUBULE EPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN;

ANIMALS; CICHLIDS; KIDNEY; LIVER; MERCURY; METALLOTHIONEIN; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SPLEEN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TOXICITY TESTS, ACUTE;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 84875843968     PISSN: 01926233     EISSN: 15331601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192623312457269     Document Type: Article

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