Cytomorphological Changes in the Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle Tissue of Rabbits in Lead Intoxications

Abstract

The pollution and accumulation of lead and its compounds in the natural environment every year poses an increasing threat to human health and natural ecosystems. This problem is the most serious in megacities. The established criteria and the results of practical studies indicate lead as one of the most dangerous ecotoxicants. In the present work, the effect of lead acetate on the body of productive animals was analyzed, and cytomorphological and ultrastructural changes in the heart and striated (skeletal) muscle tissue were revealed. Visual disorders are confirmed by morphometric analysis.