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- Title
Histopathological Changes in the Hepatopancreas of Palaemonetes turcorum (Holthuis, 1961) (Crustacae, Decapoda), Exposed to Lead Acetate.
- Authors
Kutlu, M.; Bayçu, C.; Aydoğan, G.; Tanatmiş, M.; Aldırmaz, N.
- Abstract
The study suggests that the effects of acute lead toxicity can be seen clearly as some histopathological changes in the cells of hepatopancreatic coca of digestive system in Palaemonetes turcorum, since hepatopancreas could be a potential indicator organ for heavy metal toxicity. Specimens were collected from a branch of the Sakarya River basin in Yesilhan region in Turkey. Nuclear changes, dilation of membranous structures, increase in the number of vacuoles, lysosomes, number and size of lipid droplets, myelin bodies and glycoma particles were observed in the hepatopancreas of P. turcorum. The major findings of the study brings up the importance of the hepatopancreas of P. turcorum as an accumulator of lead and an indicator organ for acute lead toxicity.
- Subjects
TURKEY; PALAEMONETES; LEAD toxicology; HISTOPATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of heavy metals; PANCREAS
- Publication
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology, 2005, Vol 74, Issue 6, p1118
- ISSN
0007-4861
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00128-005-0697-9