Hormonal responses of the fish, Cyprinus carpio, to environmental lead exposure

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 4154-4158

  Ramesh, Mathan ^a   Saravanan, Manoharan ^a   Kavitha, Chokkalingam ^a  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Cyprinus carpio; Lead; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; LEAD NITRATE; PROLACTIN;

ARTICLE; CARP; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; LEAD POISONING; NONHUMAN; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL;

CYPRINUS CARPIO;

EID: 70349415487     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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