Effect of sublethal levels of malathion on the gills of Heteropneustes fossilis: Scanning electron microscopic study

Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology and Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-63

  Dutta, Hiran M ^a   Roy, Prabhat Kumar ^b   Singh, Narender Kumar ^b   Adhikari, Soma ^b   Munshi, Jotiyswarup Datta ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b T M BHAGALPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Fish gills; Malathion; SEM; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

MALATHION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FISH; GILL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; CATFISHES; GILLS; INSECTICIDES; MALATHION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0031940473     PISSN: 07318898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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