Oxidative stress and changes in locomotor behavior and gill morphology of Gambusia affinis exposed to chromium

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 355-365

  Begum, Ghousia ^a   Venkateswara Rao, J ^a   Srikanth, K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes and TBARS; Behavior; Chromium; Gills; Morphology; Sublethal; Toxicity; Viscera

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; BIODIVERSITY; CHROMIUM; ENZYMES; GAIT ANALYSIS; LIPIDS; MORPHOLOGY; OXIDATION; TOXICITY;

ANTIOXIDANT ENZYMES AND TBARS; BEHAVIOR; GILLS; SUBLETHAL; VISCERA;

FISHERIES;

CHROMIUM; FISH; LOCOMOTION AND MOVEMENT; MORPHOLOGY;

GAMBUSIA; GAMBUSIA AFFINIS;

EID: 33745080972     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772240600635985     Document Type: Article

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