Histopathology in fish: Proposal for a protocol to assess aquatic pollution

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 25-34

  Bernet, D ^a   Schmidt, H ^a   Meier, W ^a   Burkhardt Holm, P ^a   Wahli, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; FISH; HISTOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0032896434     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2761.1999.00134.x     Document Type: Article

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