Protective role of Spirulina feed in a freshwater fish (Poecilia reticulata Peters) exposed to an azo dye-methyl red

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1165-1169

  Sharma, Shweta ^a   Sharma, Subhasini ^a   Sharma, K P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Anisocytosis; Methyl red; Poecilia reticulata; Poikilocytosis; Spirulina

Indexed keywords

AZO COMPOUND; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COLORING AGENT; METHYL RED;

ANEMIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL SIZE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; SPIRULINA; WATER POLLUTION;

ANEMIA; ANIMALS; AZO COMPOUNDS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL SIZE; COLORING AGENTS; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; ERYTHROCYTES; POECILIA; SPIRULINA; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; POECILIA RETICULATA; SPIRULINA;

EID: 28844455729     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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