Toxic effects of mercuric chloride on DNA damage, hematological parameters and histopathological changes in common (carp cyprinuscarpio)

• Published in: The Iraqi journal of veterinary medicine Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 87 - 94
• Main Authors: al-Rudaini, Abd al-Muttalib Jasim, Mustafa, Sana Abd al-Aziz, Abd al-Aziz, Mahir Ata Allah
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Arabic; English
• Published: Baghdad, Iraq University of Baghdad, College of Veterinary Medicine 01.12.2014
• Subjects: Carp; Cyprinus carpio, DNA damage, Mercuric chloride, Hematological parameters; Histology; Mercuric chloride; Physiological effect; Physiology; Toxicology; الفسيولوجيا; علم السموم; كلوريد الزئبق

The present study aimed at evaluating the effects of mercuric chloride (HgCl2) at different levels of biological organization in common carp Cyprinuscarpio following exposure for 30 days to a range of environmentally levels of mercuric chloride (0.01 and 0.02 mg L-1) and recovery for 3 weeks. Prior...