Histological and haematological disturbance caused by arsenic toxicity in mice model

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1405-1413

  Ferzand, Rubina ^a   Gadahi, Javaid Ali ^b   Saleha, Shamim ^a   Ali, Qurban ^b  

^a KOHAT UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^b National Veterinary Laboratory   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Arsenic toxicity; Haematology; Histopathology; Mice

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MUS;

ARSENIC;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; KIDNEY; LIVER; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; SPLEEN;

ANIMALS; ARSENIC; BLOOD CELL COUNT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; KIDNEY; LIVER; MICE; SPLEEN;

EID: 54049140044     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.1405.1413     Document Type: Article

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