August 15, 2025Ecotoxicology and Environmental contaminationOpen Access

Melanomacrophage Centers as a Histological Indicator of the Influence of Land Use on the Health of Prochilodus lineatus (Vallenciennes, 1837): Comparison between Two Neotropical Rivers

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Significant increases in melanomacrophage centers were observed in fish from the Sorocaba River, indicating impaired health.
The analysis showed a pronounced difference in hepatic structure, with fish from urban areas having larger MMCs by comparison.
Hepatic histological procedures and morphometric analysis were performed using Fiji/Image J software on collected specimens.
These findings support the use of melanomacrophage centers as biomarkers in ecotoxicology, particularly for pollution assessment.

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Observational analysis revealed significant increases in melanomacrophage centers in Prochilodus lineatus from urban rivers, suggesting pollution stress.

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Ludgero et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Observational analysis revealed significant increases in melanomacrophage centers in Prochilodus lineatus from urban rivers, suggesting pollution stress.

Melanomacrophage Centers as a Histological Indicator of the Influence of Land Use on the Health of Prochilodus lineatus (Vallenciennes, 1837): Comparison between Two Neotropical Rivers

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Melanomacrophage Centers as a Histological Indicator of the Influence of Land Use on the Health of Prochilodus lineatus (Vallenciennes, 1837): Comparison between Two Neotropical Rivers

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