Fish chromatophores as biomarkers of arsenic exposure

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 7-11

  Allen, Tanu ^a   Awasthi, Archana ^a   Rana, S V S ^a  

^a CH CHARAN SINGH UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

fresh water; melanophore index; neurosecretion; toxic

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BIOMARKER; FISH; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

MELANOPHORA;

EID: 5444241467     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EBFI.0000043145.58953.86     Document Type: Article

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