Morphophysiology of gill rakers of Prochilodus lineatus (curimbatá) created in disturbed environments

• Grant number: 14/11985-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: November 01, 2014
• End date: December 31, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Morphology - Cytology and Cell Biology
• Principal Investigator: Flavio Henrique Caetano
• Grantee: João Rodolfo Tuckumantel Valim
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biociências (IB). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Rio Claro. Rio Claro , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This project will investigate some likely ultra morphological and histochemical changes in the gill rakers in Prochilodus lineatus (curimbatá) caused by exposure to LAS contaminant. The fishes will be exposed to water with LAS dilutions of 0.36 mg / L and 3.6 mg / L and also to the pure water from an artesian well at UNESP - Rio Claro, for a period of 30 days. The first left gill arches will be taken for analysis.