Toxic effect of aldrin and fenvalerate on certain haematological parameters of a fresh water teleost, Heteropneustes fossilis (Bl.)

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 161-163

  Thakur, Preeti Bala ^a   Bais, V S ^a  

^a DR H S GOUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aldrin; Fenvalerate; Haematological parameters; Heteropneustes fossilis

Indexed keywords

ALDRIN; FENVALERATE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD TOXICITY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FISH; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA; HETEROPNEUSTES FOSSILIS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0034073658     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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