Haematology and leucocyte enzyme cytochemistry of a threatened yellow catfish Horabagrus brachysoma (Gunther 1864)

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 435-443

  Prasad, G ^a   Charles, Sonia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

Author keywords

Haematology; Horabagrus brachysoma; Leucocyte enzyme cytochemistry; Phagocytosis; Threatened yellow catfish

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; HEMOGLOBIN; NAPHTHOL AS D ESTERASE; PEROXIDASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CATFISH; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENZYMOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; INDIA; LEUKOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE; METABOLISM; MONOCYTE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; THROMBOCYTE;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD PLATELETS; CATFISHES; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HEMOGLOBINS; INDIA; LEUKOCYTES; LYMPHOCYTES; MONOCYTES; NAPHTHOL AS D ESTERASE; PEROXIDASE; PHAGOCYTOSIS;

HORABAGRUS BRACHYSOMA; PELTEOBAGRUS FULVIDRACO; PISCES; SILURIDAE; SILURIFORMES;

EID: 77955854058     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10695-009-9313-y     Document Type: Article

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