Behavioural and hematological responses of Cyprinus carpio exposed to mercurial chloride

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2005, Pages 393-397

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

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

Author keywords

Behaviour; Cyprinus carpio; Hematology; Mercuric chloride; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; MERCURY CHLORIDE;

CHLORIDE; CYPRINID; HEMATOLOGY; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTION EFFECT; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CARP; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; FISH; HEMATOLOGY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NONHUMAN; SKIN COLOR; TOXICITY;

ANIMALIA; CYPRINUS CARPIO;

EID: 21244483420     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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