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Table 1 The main histopathologies observed in the digestive gland of Ruditapes decussatus clams and their respective weights

From: Multiple-biomarker approach in the assessment of bisphenol A effect on the grooved carpet clam Ruditapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Reaction pattern

Histopathological alteration

Weight

Tubular alterations

Vacuolation

1

Tubular atrophy

2

Necrosis

3

Intertubular alterations

Hemocyte infiltration

1

Brown cells associated with lipofuscin-like pigments

1

Fibrosis

2

Necrosis

3