Impact of UV-B radiation on the digestive enzymes and immune system of larvae of Indian major carp Catla catla

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 181-186

  Sharma, Jaigopal ^a   Vasudeva Rao, Y ^a   Kumar, S ^a   Chakrabarti, Rina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Catla catla; Digestive enzyme; Immune system; UV B irradiation

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMYLASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHYMOTRYPSIN; LYSOZYME; PROTEINASE; TRYPSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CARP; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOTOXICITY; LARVA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CYPRINIDAE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LARVA; MURAMIDASE; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

ANIMALIA; CATLA CATLA; CYPRINIDAE;

EID: 77749271122     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09553000903419312     Document Type: Article

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