A comparative study on the archives of xanthine oxidase and aldehyde oxidase in different fish species from two rivers in the Western Niger-Delta

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 91, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 293-300

  Isamah, Gabriel K ^a   Asagba, Samuel O ^a  

^a DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Aldehyde oxidase; Fish species; Pollution; Xanthine oxidase

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDES; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMARKERS; BLOOD; CORRELATION METHODS; ENZYMES; GLUCOSE; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS;

FISHERIES;

ALDEHYDE OXIDASE; GLUCOSE; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

BIOACCUMULATION; FISH; RIVER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DETOXIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FISH; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; NIGERIA; RIVER; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS; WATER POLLUTION;

ALDEHYDE OXIDASE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; FISHES; NIGER; WATER POLLUTANTS; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

AFRICA; NIGER DELTA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0942277200     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EMAS.0000009242.94035.a4     Document Type: Article

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