Endosulfan induced changes in phospholipids in the freshwater female catfish, Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch)

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 605-610

  Singh, Pratap B ^a   Singh, Vandana ^a  

^a Tilak Dhari College   (India)

Author keywords

Endosulfan; Fish reproduction; Insecticide; Phospholipids metabolism

Indexed keywords

ENDOSULFAN; FRESH WATER; PESTICIDE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE;

BODY CONDITION; ENDOSULFAN; FISH; METABOLISM; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PHOSPHOLIPID; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; RESTING STAGE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATFISH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LIVER; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PLASMA; REPRODUCTION;

HETEROPNEUSTES FOSSILIS;

EID: 34547568815     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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