Heavy metal cadmium influenced anaemia in the riverine major carp, Catla catla (Ham.)

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 81-84

  Vincent, S ^a   Ambrose, T ^a   Cyril Arun Kumar, L ^a   Selvanayagam, M ^a  

^a LOYOLA COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

anaemia; erythropoiesis; red cell indices; stress

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; RIVER WATER;

ANEMIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROPOIESIS; FISH; NONHUMAN; STRESS; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTION;

CATLA CATLA;

EID: 0029925882     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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