Effects of sublethal and lethal copper concentrations on the gill epithelium ultrastructure of nile tilapia, oreochromis niloticus

Zoological Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 977-987

  Monteiro, Sandra Mariza ^a   Oliveira, Elsa ^b   Fontaínhas Fernandes, António ^a   Sousa, Mário ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c Center for Reproductive Genetics Alberto Barros   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Branchial epithelium; Copper; Teleostei; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 84878527454     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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