Effects of in vivo and in vitro zinc and cadmium treatment on sperm steroidogenesis of the African catfish Clarias gairepinus

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 2862-2867

  Ebrahimi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QOM   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Catfish; Pollution; Sperm; Steroidogenesis; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CLARIAS;

EID: 35348951111     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.2862.2867     Document Type: Article

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