Journal article
Polycystic Kidney Disease in Goldfish (Carassius auratus) from Hamilton Harbour, Lake Ontario, Canada
Abstract
Severe kidney enlargement was observed in 6.3% (5 of 80) of goldfish collected from a heavily polluted industrial basin. Externally the fish had generalized swelling and abdominal distension. The kidneys contained numerous large, clear, fluid-filled cysts (polycystic) that ranged in size from microscopic to 4 cm in diameter. Affected kidneys had a wide range of histological changes-including the presence of large multiple cysts that caused …
Authors
Munkittrick KR; Moccia RD; Leatherland JF
Journal
Veterinary Pathology, Vol. 22, No. 3, pp. 232–237
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
May 1985
DOI
10.1177/030098588502200306
ISSN
0300-9858