Study the effect of hexavalent chromium on some biochemical, citotoxicological and histopathological aspects of the Orechromis spp. fish

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 3973-3982

  Abbas, Hossam H ^a   Ali, Fagr K ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Biochemistry; Chromium; Cytotoxicity; Histopathology; Tilapia fish

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PISCES; TILAPIA;

EID: 36348938784     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.3973.3982     Document Type: Article

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