Haematological characteristics of the African snakehead, Parachanna obscura

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 527-530

  Kori Siakpere, O ^a   Ake, J E G ^a   Idoge, E ^a  

^a DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

African snakehead; Glucose; Haematology; Nigeria; Parachanna obscura; Protein

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; PLASMA PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME; HEMATOCRIT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NONHUMAN; SNAKE;

CHANNA AFRICANA;

EID: 22744459611     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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