Effect of superoxide dismutase and catalase in erythrocytes of catfish (heteropneustes fossilis bloch.) exposed to cadmium

Nature Environment and Pollution Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-35

  Radhakrishnan, M V ^a   Hemalatha, S ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cadmium exposure; Catalase; Dismutase; Erythrocytes; Heteropneustes fossilis; Superoxide

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ENZYMES; FISH;

CADMIUM EXPOSURE; CATALASE; DISMUTASE; ERYTHROCYTES; HETEROPNEUSTES FOSSILIS; SUPEROXIDES;

BLOOD;

BLOOD; CADMIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TELEOST;

HETEROPNEUSTES FOSSILIS;

EID: 78651553092     PISSN: 09726268     EISSN: 23953454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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