Evaluation of histopathological alterations in the gills of Vardar chub (Squalius vardarensis Karaman) as an indicator of river pollution

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 118, Issue , 2015, Pages 158-166

  Barišić, Josip ^a   Dragun, Zrinka ^a   Ramani, Sheriban ^b   Filipović Marijić, Vlatka ^a   Krasnići, Nesrete ^a   Čož Rakovac, Rozelindra ^a   Kostov, Vasil ^c   Rebok, Katerina ^d   Jordanova, Maja ^d  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^b Ministry of Agriculture   (Macedonia)

^c INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Macedonia)

^d SS CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY   (Macedonia)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Gills; Histopathology; Mining; Reshwater fish

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; LEAD; SULFATE; ZINC; WATER POLLUTANT;

AGRICULTURE; BIOINDICATOR; FISH; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MINING; RIVER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL HYPERPLASIA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FISH; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); GILL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MINING; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; RIVER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SQUALIUS VARDARENSIS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; WATER QUALITY; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CYPRINIDAE; DRUG EFFECTS; MACEDONIA (REPUBLIC); METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; SEASON; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTANT;

MACEDONIA [SOUTHERN EUROPE];

LEUCISCUS CEPHALUS; SQUALIUS;

ANIMALS; CYPRINIDAE; FEMALE; GILLS; MACEDONIA (REPUBLIC); MALE; RIVERS; SEASONS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84928752727     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2015.04.027     Document Type: Article

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