First maturity and related changes in female Cyprinus carpio in response to long-term exposure to a mercurial compound

Journal of Ecophysiology and Occupational Health

Volumn 3, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 1-14

  Masud, Sahar ^a   Singh, I J ^a   Ram, R N ^a  

^a G B PANT UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Common carp; Histopathology; Liver; Mercurial toxicity; Ovary

Indexed keywords

MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARP; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATION; DENATURATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIVER; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MATURITY; MORTALITY; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; VITELLOGENESIS; WATER CONTENT;

ANIMALIA; CYPRINUS CARPIO;

EID: 1842531125     PISSN: 09724397     EISSN: 0974-0805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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