Impact of water pollution on histopathological and electrophoretic characters of Oreochromis niloticus fish

Research Journal of Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-23

  Osman, M M ^a   El Fiky, S A ^b   Soheir, Y M ^c   Abeer, Abdelwahab Ibrahim ^a,d  

^a Suez Canal University   (Egypt)

^b ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c ANIMAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

^d KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Histopathology; Oreochromis niloticus; Serum protein electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

COPPER SULFATE; HYALIN; LEAD ACETATE; PLASMA PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHORESIS; FISH; GILL; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KIDNEY; LC 50; LIVER; NONHUMAN; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SPLEEN; WATER POLLUTION;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS;

EID: 66249098855     PISSN: 18193420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjet.2009.9.23     Document Type: Article

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