Mercury induced architectural alterations in the gill surface of a fresh water fish, Channa punctatus

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 383-386

  Gupta, Neeraj ^a   Dua, Anish ^a  

^a GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Gills; Heavy metal; Mercury; Pollution

Indexed keywords

MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY;

MERCURY (ELEMENT); PHYSIOLOGY; POLLUTION EFFECT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; GILL; LC 50; NONHUMAN; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALIA; CHANNA; CHANNA PUNCTATUS;

EID: 0036794570     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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