Histopathological lesions in gill of air-breathing cat fish mystus cavasius exposed to of electroplating industrial effluent nickel.
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2011-04
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The gill which participate in many important functions in fish, such as
respiration, osmoregulation and excretion. Electroplating industrial effluent nickel induced
hyperplasia, multiple telangiectases (aneurysms), desquamation of the epithelial cells, complete
fusion of secondary gill lamellae and congestion of blood sinuses were the significant
histopathological lesions observed in the gill of Mystus cavasius.
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Electroplating industry, nickel, Mystus cavasius, primary lamellae, secondary lamellae, gills, mucus secretion, hyperplasia, epithelial cells, interlamellar space
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Palanisamy P, Sasikala G, Mallikaraj D, Bhuvaneshwari N, Natarajan G M. Histopathological lesions in gill of air-breathing cat fish mystus cavasius exposed to of electroplating industrial effluent nickel. International Journal of Applied Biology and Pharmaceutical Technology. 2011 Apr-June; 2(2): 150-155.