Estimation of water pollution by genetic biomarkers in tilapia and catfish species shows species-site interaction

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 840-846

  El Shehawi, Ahmed M ^a   Ali, Fagr K ^b   Seehy, Mohamed A ^a  

^a Alexandria University   (Egypt)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Acid phosphatase; Catfish; GOT; GPT; Heavy metals; Metalothionein; PCR; Real time; Tilapia; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; METALLOTHIONEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CATFISH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC MARKER; GILL; LIVER; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TILAPIA; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

TILAPIA;

EID: 34247262130     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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