Quantification and histopathological alterations produced by sublethal concentrations of copper in Fundulus heteroclitus

Fed and starved Fundulus heteroclitus specimens were exposed for 30 days to sublethal copper concentrations (800 µg Cu2+/L). The accumulation of copper and histopathological effects on the liver and gills were studied. In both fed and starved specimens, the liver showed a progressive copper accumul...

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Main Authors: JB Ortíz, ML González-de-Canales, C Sarasquete
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California 1999-03-01
Series:Ciencias Marinas
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Online Access:http://www.cienciasmarinas.com.mx/index.php/cmarinas/article/view/644