The acute toxicity of ammonia on Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) larvae and fingerlings

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 339-344

  Karasu Benli, Aysel Çaǧlan ^a   Köksal, Gülten ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Oreochromis niloticus; Tilapia; Toxicity; Unionised ammonia (NH3)

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; SURFACE WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LARVA; NONHUMAN; SWALLOWING; SWIMMING; TILAPIA;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 19444366926     PISSN: 13000128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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