Biochemical and histopathological changes in certain tissues of Oreochromis mossambicus (Trewaves) under ambient urea stress

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 117-124

  Balasubramanian, P ^a   Saravanan, T S ^b   Palaniappan, M K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^b JAMAL MOHAMED COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; UREA DERIVATIVE;

AGRICULTURE; AQUATIC FAUNA; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; EFFLUENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBOHYDRATES; CHOLESTEROL; FRESH WATER; GILLS; INDIA; LIVER; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROTEINS; TILAPIA; UREA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

OREOCHROMIS MOSSAMBICUS;

EID: 0033048930     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900956     Document Type: Article

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