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==Clinical Signs==
 
==Clinical Signs==
Chlorine and chloramine both cause '''acute necrosis of the gills'''.  
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Chlorine and chloramine both cause '''acute necrosis of the [[Respiration in Non-Homeotherms - Anatomy & Physiology#Gills|gills]]'''.  
    
Clinical signs include piping, '''dyspnoea''' and acute to subacute '''mortality'''. Chronic exposure generally results in extensive '''mucus secretion''' and '''hypertrophy''' of the gill epithelium.
 
Clinical signs include piping, '''dyspnoea''' and acute to subacute '''mortality'''. Chronic exposure generally results in extensive '''mucus secretion''' and '''hypertrophy''' of the gill epithelium.
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