Effects of water pollution in Lake Mariut on gonadal free amino acid compositions in Oreochromis niloticus fish

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1257-1263

  Matta, Cecil A ^a   Kheirallah, Abdel Moneim M ^a   Abdelmeguid, Nabila E ^a   Abdel Moneim, Ashraf M ^a  

^a Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Free amino acids; Gonads; Lake Mariut; Oreochromis; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

OREOCHROMIS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS;

EID: 34247149012     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.1257.1263     Document Type: Article

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