The role of three dimensional geometrie descriptors of selected PAHS on inducing mortality in juvenile angel fish (Pterophyllum scalare)

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 314-320

  Karami Varnamkhasti, A ^a   Eghtesadi Araghi, P ^b   Negarestan, H ^c   Siadat, O Ranaei ^d   Maghsoudlou, A ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Iranian National Center for Oceanography   (Iran)

^c IRANIAN FISHERIES RESEARCH ORGANIZATION   (Iran)

^d New Ideas Research Group NIRG   (Iran)

Author keywords

Geometric; Mortality; PAHs; Pterophyllum scalare; QSAR

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACENE; NAPHTHALENE; OCTANOL; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE; WATER;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; GEOMETRY; JUVENILE ANGEL FISH; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PTEROPHYLLUM SCALARE; TOXICITY TESTING;

POMACANTHIDAE; PTEROPHYLLUM SCALARE;

EID: 52349102381     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2008.314.320     Document Type: Article

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