Regulation of essential heavy metals (Cu, Cr, and Zn) by the freshwater prawn Macrobrachium malcolmsonii (Milne Edwards)

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 335-342

  Vijayram, K ^a   Geraldine, P ^b  

^a Periyar EVR College   (India)

^b BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COPPER; FRESH WATER; HEAVY METAL; ZINC;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRUSTACEA; GILL; HEPATOPANCREAS; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; CHROMIUM; COPPER; PALAEMONIDAE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZINC;

ANIMALIA; CRUSTACEA; MACROBRACHIUM MALCOLMSONII;

CHROMIUM; COPPER; FRESHWATER PRAWN; ZINC;

INDIA, CAUVERY RIVER;

EID: 0029668252     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900049     Document Type: Article

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