Zinc treatment of the digestive gland of the slug Arion after L. 2. Sublethal effects at the histological level
Several authors have pointed out the necessity when measuring the level of pollution within a biological system on an assessment of the biological effects of pollutants. Within this field, histological parameters for the indication of environmentally induced stress response (i.e., destabilization of the lysosomal systems, reduction of the mean epithelia thickness of digestive gland cells-MET) could offer an initial approach to determine the impact of a pollutant on the biota. The present work is the completion of the histochemical study on cellular distribution of zinc in the digestive gland of the slug Arion ater. Thus, the histochemical and planimetric study of the effects of zinc-exposure on A. ater is presented as the other aspect in which histology is concerned in pollution research.
- Research Organization:
- Universidad del Pais Vasco, Bilbao (Spain)
- OSTI ID:
- 6202113
- Journal Information:
- Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Vol. 41:6
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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