Influence of sex, source, health status and acclimation on the haematology of Clarias gariepinus (Burch, 1822)

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 463-467

  Gabriel, U U ^a   Ezeri, G N O ^b   Opabunmi, O O ^b  

^a RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Clarias gariepinus; Haematology; Sex; Source

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; CLARIAS GARIEPINUS; EOSINOPHIL; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FISH; HEALTH STATUS; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; LEUKOCYTE; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MONOCYTE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; SEX;

CLARIAS GARIEPINUS;

EID: 15744402783     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJB2004.000-2090     Document Type: Article

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