Karyomegaly in Baryancistrus sp. (Loricaridae) from Amazonian Brazil.
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Vesicular karyomegaly of the liver hepatocytes is described from Baryancistrus sp. (Loricaridae), in 3 out of 7 fish, collected from Rio Xingu in central Amazonian (neutral water) Brazil and kept about 2 wk in a holding facility fed with acid water (pH 5.0 to 5.5). Altered cells also occurred in the gill epithelium. The vesicles in the liver were shown to contain a periodic acid-Schiff (PAS)-positive substance or residue.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Diseases of aquatic organisms
دوره 45 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001