Sublethal haematological effects of zinc on the freshwater fish, Heteroclarias sp. (Osteichthyes: Clariidae)

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2068-2073

  Kori Siakpere, Ovie ^a   Ubogu, Ewoma Oghoghene ^a  

^a DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Glucose; Haematology; Heteroclarias; Nigeria; Protein; Zinc

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN; ZINC;

ANEMIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FRESHWATER FISH; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HETEROCLARIAS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

CLARIIDAE; OSTEICHTHYES;

EID: 46349084766     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJB07.706     Document Type: Article

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