Mercury and histopathology of the vulnerable goliath grouper, Epinephelus itajara, in U.S. waters: A multi-tissue approach

Environmental Research

Volumn 126, Issue , 2013, Pages 254-263

  Adams, Douglas H ^a   Sonne, Christian ^b  

^a FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Epinephelus itajara; Goliath grouper; Health effects; Histopathology; Mercury

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

BIOACCUMULATION; BRAIN; FISH; HABITAT LOSS; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIFE HISTORY; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MUSCLE; OVERFISHING;

ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; EPINEPHELUS ITAJARA; FISH; GILL; GONAD; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; LIVER; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MUSCLE TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EPINEPHELUS ITAJARA;

EPINEPHELUS ITAJARA; GOLIATH GROUPER; HEALTH EFFECTS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MERCURY;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; GILLS; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MERCURY; PERCIFORMES; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84885840733     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2013.05.010     Document Type: Article

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