Acute and chronic toxicity of pawpaw (Carica papaya) seed powder to adult Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus Linne 1757)

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 2265-2274

  Ayotunde, Ezekiel O ^a   Ofem, Benedict O ^a  

^a CROSS RIVER UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Haematology; Histology; Pawpaw seed; Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) adults; Tolerance limit; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CARICA PAPAYA EXTRACT; WELL WATER;

AFRICA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BLEEDING; BREEDING; CELL DEATH; CELL DEGENERATION; CELL VACUOLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; HISTOLOGY; HYPEREMIA; HYPERPLASIA; HYPERTROPHY; KIDNEY INJURY; LC 50; LIVER CELL; LIVER INJURY; MOLTING; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PAPAYA; PISCICULTURE; PLANT SEED; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN NECROSIS; TILAPIA; WATER QUALITY;

ASIMINA TRILOBA; CARICA PAPAYA; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 47149115175     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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