Title of article
Histological and Histochemical Alterations Induced by Lead in the Kidney of the Quail Coturnix Coturnix
Author/Authors
Almansour, Mansour I. King Saud University - College of Science - Department of Zoology , Al-Otaibi, Naif M. King Saud University - College of Science - Department of Zoology , Alarifi, Saud A. King Saud University - College of Science - Department of Zoology , Ibrahim, Saleh A. King Saud University - College of Science - Department of Zoology , Jarrar, Bashir M. Al-Jouf University - College of Applied Medical Sciences - Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences
From page
307
To page
313
Abstract
Adult males of the quail Coturnix coturnix were exposed to lead acetate trihydrate in drinking water (0.1%, 0.25%, 0.5%, and 1% for 1 to 6 months) to investigate histological and histochemical alterations induced by lead intoxication in the kidney. Chronic exposure to subtoxic concentrations of lead produced progressive tubular, glomerular and interstitial damages that include tubular dilation, vacuolar degeneration, nuclear pyknosis, mesangial hypercellularity and proliferation, glomerular basement membrane thickening, interstitial edema, congestion of blood capillaries and hemsiderosis. The findings revealed that chronic exposure to lead produced significant histological and histochemical changes in the kidney of the quail Coturnix coturnix
Keywords
Lead intoxication% kidney% quail% histology
Journal title
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
Journal title
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
Record number
2665364
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