Toxicity of Parkia biglobosa and Raphia vinifera extracts on Clarias gariepinus juveniles

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 627-630

  Fafioye, O O ^a   Adebisi, A A ^b   Fagade, S O ^b  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Botanicals; Clarias gariepinus; Juveniles; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIOCIDE; PARKIA BIGLOBOSA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RAPHIA VINIFERA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CATFISH; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; FISH; GILL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER; LIVER INJURY; NONHUMAN; PARKIA BIGLOBOSA; PISCICULTURE; PLANT; RAPHIA VINIFERA; TOXICITY TESTING;

CLARIAS GARIEPINUS; PARKIA BIGLOBOSA; RAPHIA VINIFERA;

EID: 15544367415     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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