Toxicological studies on the effect of copper, lead and zinc on selected enzymes in the adductor muscle and intestinal diverticula of the green mussel Perna viridis

Indian Journal of Marine Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 299-302

  Aanand, S ^a   Purushothaman, C S ^a   Pal, A K ^a   Rajendran, K V ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES EDUCATION   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; COPPER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LEAD; MUSCLE; TOXICOLOGY; ZINC;

ANIMALIA; MUSCULISTA SENHOUSIA; PERNA VIRIDIS;

EID: 77955352814     PISSN: 03795136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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