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Morphology and size of blood cells of Rhinella arenarum (Hensel, 1867) as environmental health assessment in disturbed aquatic ecosystem from central Argentina
Salinas, Zulma Anahí
; Baraquet, Mariana
; Grenat, Pablo Raúl
; Martino, Adolfo Ludovico; Salas, Nancy Edith
Fecha de publicación:
11/2017
Editorial:
Springer Heidelberg
Revista:
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
ISSN:
0944-1344
e-ISSN:
1614-7499
Idioma:
Inglés
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Artículo publicado
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Resumen
Four populations of Rhinella arenarum from aquatic environments with different degrees of disturbance in central Argentina were compared to assess the ability of cytomorphology and cytomorphometry of blood cells as a hematological biomarker. A total of 93 specimens of R. arenarum (adults sexually mature) were captured during the spring. From the analysis of cell, no variations were found in terms of morphology, whereas in nuclear and cell areas and Price-Jones curves, we observed a smaller size in erythrocytes of individuals inhabiting the site most altered, “Villa Dalcar,” as well as for leukocytes, lymphocytes, neutrophils, and eosinophils for the same site. This could be caused by presence of different pollutants in the lake. Furthermore, this was confirmed by the high levels of environmental variables (conductivity, total dissolved solids, and salinity) show that Villa Dalcar is the site most affected by human activities.
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Salinas, Zulma Anahí; Baraquet, Mariana; Grenat, Pablo Raúl; Martino, Adolfo Ludovico; Salas, Nancy Edith; Morphology and size of blood cells of Rhinella arenarum (Hensel, 1867) as environmental health assessment in disturbed aquatic ecosystem from central Argentina; Springer Heidelberg; Environmental Science and Pollution Research; 24; 32; 11-2017; 24907-24915
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