Histopathological alterations in the liver of freshwater teleost Tilapia mossambica in response to cadmium toxicity.
The effects of lethal (50 ppm) and sublethal (5 ppm) concentrations of CdCl2 on the liver of the freshwater teleost Tilapia mossambica were studied by routine histological techniques. Engorged blood vessels, congestion, vacuolar degeneration of hepatocytes, necrosis of pancreatic cells, and fatty changes in the peripancreatic hepatocytes were the pathological alterations observed in liver.
Usha Rani
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Department of Zoology, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India.
Ramamurthi
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D000818:Animals; D002104:Cadmium / Q000633:toxicity*; D005399:Fishes / Q000378:metabolism*; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000633:toxicity*
D014873:Water Pollutants; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D002104:Cadmium