Biological effects in Tilapia nilotica fish as indicators of pollution by cadmium and mercury

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 173-186

  El Demerdash, F M ^a   Elagamy, E I ^b  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Alexandria University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Amino acid composition; Cadmium; Enzymes; Gel electrophoresis; Mercury; Tilapia nilotica fish

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMINO ACID; CADMIUM; ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; MERCURY; PROTEIN;

FISH; HEAVY METAL; LAKE POLLUTION;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS; TILAPIA; WATER POLLUTION;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 0032883278     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603129973146     Document Type: Article

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