A study on the histopathological change in gills of Channa punctatus in Cauvery river water

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 265-269

  Dhanapakiam, P ^a   Ramasamy, V K ^b   Sampoorani, ^a  

^a Alamelu Angappan College for Women   (India)

^b SRI VASAVI COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cauvery river; Fish gills; Histopathology; Industrial Waste

Indexed keywords

RIVER WATER;

ARTICLE; EFFLUENT; FISH; GILL; HEALTH HAZARD; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERPLASIA; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; NONHUMAN; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALIA; CHANNA PUNCTATUS;

EID: 0031695339     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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