This research defines the morphological characteristics of the immune cells, coelomocytes, of the earthworm, Lumbricus terrestris. Such a definition of coelomocyte morphology can be correlated with immune function which will be of value in the development of a nonmammalian surrogate system to assess the immunotoxic potential of a terrestrial xenobiotics. Earthworms exposed to artificial soil dilutions of two complex xenobiotic mixtures, refuse derived fuel fly ash and a Superfund sire soil demonstrated an enhanced ability to produce hemolytic factors.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc798176 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Hariri, Maryam Feili |
| Contributors | Goven, Arthur James, 1950-, Kester, Andrew S., O'Donovan, Gerard A., Benjamin, Robert C., Acree, William E. (William Eugene) |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | xi, 122 leaves : ill., Text |
| Rights | Public, Hariri, Maryam Feili, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights |
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