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Quantitative alterations in the structure of the digestive cell of Littorina littorea on exposure to cadmium
Authors:M M Vega  J A Marigómez  E Angulo
Institution:(1) Zitologi eta Histologi Laborategia, Biologia Zelularra eta Zientzia Morfologikoen Saila, Zientzi Fakultatea, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, 644 P.K. E-Bilbo, Spain
Abstract:The effects of sublethal concentrations of cadmium (Cd) on the morphology of the digestive gland of the periwinkle Littorina littorea have been investigated using a planimetric procedure. Five planimetric parameters were recorded (mean epithelial thickness: MET; mean diverticular radius: MDR; mean luminal radius: MLR; MLR/MET and MET/MDR) and tested by diverse statistical methods. The results indicate that MET is depressed after long exposures at high Cd concentrations whilst MLR increases. Variations in MDR have been attributed to different conditions in the tissues surrounding digestive tubules, and are not-significant in relation to the treatment. However, certain increases might be significant due to the presence of parasites or hemocyte proliferation. The ratios MLR/MET and MET/MDR are highly sensitive, and can be expressed as statistical functions of metal concentration and exposure time. Combination of these five planimetric parameters is reliably indicative of the structural changes occurring in the digestive gland of molluscs under conditions of environmental stress.
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