The influences of nickel exposure on selected physiological parameters and gill structure in the teleost fish, Oreochromis niloticus

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-85

  Al Attar, Atef M ^a  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Blood; Gill; Nickel; Oreochromis niloticus

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; AMYLASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHLORIDE; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; NICKEL; SODIUM; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHLORIDE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GILL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERPLASIA; HYPERTROPHY; NONHUMAN; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; OSMOLALITY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; TELEOST; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALIA; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 34250709520     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2007.77.85     Document Type: Article

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