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

• Grant number: 14/11985-0
• Support type: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Effective date (Start): November 01, 2014
• Effective date (End): December 31, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Morphology - Cytology and Cell Biology
• Principal researcher: Flavio Henrique Caetano
• Grantee: João Rodolfo Tuckumantel Valim
• Home 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.