Histopathological alterations of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus in acute and subchronic alachlor exposure

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 325-331

  Peebua, Piyanut ^a   Kruatrachue, Maleeya ^b   Pokethitiyook, Prayad ^a   Singhakaew, Sombat ^a  

^a Mahidol University ^*  (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Acute exposure; Alachlor; Histopathological alterations; Oreochromis niloticus; Subchronic exposure

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; ALACHLOR;

ALACHLOR; CICHLID; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HISTOPATHOLOGY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; TOXICITY TEST;

ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CELL HYPERPLASIA; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL VACUOLE; ECOTOXICITY; EDEMA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPITHELIUM CELL; GILL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KIDNEY TUBULE; LIVER; MAXIMUM ACCEPTABLE TOXICANT CONCENTRATION; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY; NONHUMAN; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PYKNOSIS; TILAPIA; TOXICITY TESTING;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS;

EID: 45149099224     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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