Histopathology of the gill and liver tissues of the African catfish Clarias gariepinus exposed to lead

By E. Olojo, K. Olurin, G. Mbaka, A. D. Oluwemimo. 2005

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Effect of Heavy Metals on Fishes: Toxicity and Bioaccumulation (2021, background): “Necrosis of parenchyma cells, fibrosis of hepatic cords and connective tissue, reduction in growth and body weight, collapsing of blood vessels were also observed in lead-exposed fish [71].”
Use of Fish as Bio-indicator of the Effects of Heavy Metals Pollution (2015, background): “The necrosis and desquamation of gill epithelium as well as lamellar curling and aneurisms were the direct deleterious effects reported in chronic lead exposed Clarias gariepinus [194].”
HISTOPATHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN LIVER AND GILL EPITHELIUM OF NILE TILAPIA, OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS, EXPOSED TO WATERBORNE COPPER (2007, background): “Heavy metal contamination has been reported in aquatic organisms (Adham et al. 2002, Olojo et al. 2005).”
Enzymatic and histopathologic biomarkers as indicators of aquatic pollution in fishes (2010, background): “The present results are in agreement with those observed by many authors who studied the effects of different pollutants on fish liver [59-61].”