Acute exposure of transcaucasian barb (Capoeta capoeta capoeta) to nitrite: Determination of median lethal concentration (LC50), genotoxic and histopathologic effects

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1344-1351

  Özcan, Kadir ^a   Gül, Süleyman ^b   Özen, Hasan ^c   Karaman, Musa ^c  

^a USAK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KAFKAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c KAFKAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Capoeta capoeta capoeta; Genotoxicity; Histopathology; Median lethal concentration; Nitrite

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYPRINID; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NITRITE; TOXICITY;

CAPOETA CAPOETA;

EID: 77955362089     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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