Histopathological changes in the hepatopancreas of the penaeid shrimp Metapenaeus dobsoni exposed to petroleum hydrocarbons

Sreeram, Miriam Paul and Menon, N R (2005) Histopathological changes in the hepatopancreas of the penaeid shrimp Metapenaeus dobsoni exposed to petroleum hydrocarbons. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 47 (2). pp. 160-168.

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    Abstract

    Petroleum hydrocarbons are toxic to marine invertebrates when present above a threshold level in the marine ecosystem. The major detoxification organ in shrimps is the hepatopancreas, which has been used as an indicator organ for toxicity assessment. The effects of Bombay High Crude on the morphology of hepatopancreatic tubules of Metapenaeus dobsoni when examined under the light and electron microscopes reveal a series of changes indicating that the cellular compensatory mechanism is activated by low or sub lethal doses of hydrocarbons. At the high sub lethal dose of 8 ppm the cellular detoxification mechanisms fail resulting in severe structural damage. The changes indicate that they are dose and time related histopathological responses. Changes such as an increased presence of B - cells towards the distal end of the tubule, substantial increase in the number of F/B cells, extensive cytrorrhexis, reduction in the number of E- cells. vacuolation of E-, R- and F- cells are changes which can be detected under light microscope along with the presence of pyknotic nuclei, storage of large lipid droplet in combination with cells voided of other subcellular components, proliferation and distortion of Golgi apparatus and mitochondria which were detected in the ultrastructure study can be used as biomarkers of stress caused by petroleum hydrocarbon pollution.

    Item Type: Article
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Metapenaeus dobsoni; hepatopancreas; histopathology; petroleum hydrocarbons
    Subjects: Crustacean Fisheries > Prawn and Prawn fisheries
    Divisions: CMFRI-Kochi > Physiology and Nutrition Pathology
    Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Physiology and Nutrition Pathology
    CMFRI-Kochi > Physiology and Nutrition Pathology
    Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Physiology and Nutrition Pathology

    CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division
    Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division
    CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division
    Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division
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    Date Deposited: 05 Aug 2010 11:42
    Last Modified: 09 Sep 2015 15:15
    URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/2056

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