Toxicological effect and biochemical alterations induced by different fractions of Euphorbia royleana latex in freshwater harmful vector snail Lymnaea acuminata

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1220-1225

  Tiwari, Sudhanshu ^a   Singh, S K ^a   Singh, Ajay ^a  

^a D D U GORAKHPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Euphorbia royleana; Freshwater Snail; Lymnaea acuminata; Molluscicidal activity; Toxicological effect

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BENZENE; ECOSYSTEMS; ENZYMES; GELS; TISSUE; TOXIC MATERIALS;

BIOCHEMICAL ALTERATIONS; SEPHADEX GEL;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

LACTIC ACID; LATEX; MOLLUSCACIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; PYRUVIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DISEASE CARRIER; DRUG EFFECT; EUPHORBIA; LYMNAEA; METABOLISM; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DISEASE VECTORS; EUPHORBIA; LACTIC ACID; LATEX; LYMNAEA; MOLLUSCACIDES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PYRUVIC ACID;

BASOMMATOPHORA; BOS TAURUS; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; GASTROPODA; HEPATICA; INVERTEBRATA; LYMNAEA; PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS;

EID: 10344233182     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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