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| Feist, S. W.; Stentiford, G. D.; Kent, Maxxie; Ribeiro Santos, Ana; Lorance, Pascal. |
| The deep-sea environment is a sink for a wide variety of contaminants including heavy metals and organic compounds of anthropogenic origin. Life history traits of many deep-water fish species including longevity and high trophic position may predispose them to contaminant exposure and subsequent induction of pathological changes, including tumour formation. The lack of evidence for this hypothesis prompted this investigation in order to provide data on the presence of pathological changes in the liver and gonads of several deep-water fish species. Fish were obtained from the north east region of the Bay of Biscay (north east Atlantic Ocean) by trawling at depths between 700 to 1400m. Liver and gonad samples were collected on board ship and fixed for... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Histopathology; Disease; Bay of Biscay; Neoplasia; Ovotestis; Deep-sea fish. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00252/36370/34910.pdf |
