Analysis of ammonium sulphate toxicity in the freshwater catfish Heteropneustes fossilis using mucocyte indexing

Polskie Archiwum Hydrobiologii

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 111-125

  Paul, Vattapparumbil Issac ^a   Banerjee, Tarun Kumar ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Accessory respiratory organ; Ammonium sulphate; Heteropneustes fossilis; Lethal sublethal toxicity; Mucocyte indexing; Skin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0342453879     PISSN: 00323764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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