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From: Assessment of heavy metal (Cu, Ni, Fe, Co, Mn, Cr, Zn) pollution in effluent dominated rivulet water and their effect on glycogen metabolism and histology of Mastacembelus armatus

Figure 4

a) Gills of control Mastacembelus armatus show normal structure of lamellae, erythrocyte (E), nucleus of epithelial cell (NE), pillar cell (PC), secondary lamellae (SL) 400X; Figure b, c and d) Gills of exposed Mastacembelus armatus showing b) complete lamellar fusion (Lfu) coupled with hyperplasia (H) 200X; c) Shrinked lamella (SHL), swelling of lamella (SWL), deformed lamella (DL), curved lamella (CL) 400X; d) Lamellar fusion (Lfu), hyperplasia (HP), necrosis (N), Hypertrophy (HT), epithelial lifting (EL), Lamellae shrinkage (L Shrinkage), Stained with Hematoxylin and Eosin.

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