Is metal contamination responsible for increasing aneuploidy levels in the Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum?

The present study assessed the metal genotoxicity potential at chromosome-level in the bivalve Ruditapes philippinarum collected along different areas of the Tagus estuary. Higher levels of aneuploidy on gill cells were detected at the most sediment contaminated area both in May (31.7%) and October...

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Main Author: Piló, David (author)
Other Authors: Carvalho, S. (author), Pereira, P. (author), Gaspar, Miguel (author), Leitao, A. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2019
Subjects:
Tagus estuary Portugal
Salt-marsh areas
Crassostrea-gigas
Pacific oyster
Heavy-metal
Mercury contamination
Hemocyte parameters
Cerastoderma-edule
Bivalve mollusks
Coastal lagoons
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/13260
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/13260

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