Effect of cadmium chloride on liver, spleen and kidney melano macrophage centres in Tilapia mossambica

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 505-508

  Suresh, N ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cadmium chloride; Lipofuscin; Melano macrophage centres; Pigments; Tilapia mossambica

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM CHLORIDE; HEMOSIDERIN; LIPOFUSCIN; MELANIN;

CADMIUM; CHLORIDE; CICHLID; ECOTOXICOLOGY; HEAVY METAL; PIGMENT; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TOXICITY TEST;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HISTOLOGY; KIDNEY; LIVER; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; SPLEEN; TILAPIA; TISSUE SECTION; TOXICITY TESTING;

OREOCHROMIS MOSSAMBICUS;

EID: 67749091007     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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