Toxicity bioassay and changes in haematological parameters of Oreochromis niloticus induced by trichlorfon

Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 581-593

  Alkahem, H F ^a   Ahmed, Z ^a   Al Akel, A S ^a   Shamsi, M J K ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

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OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS;

EID: 0032460551     PISSN: 19859899     EISSN: 25360051     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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