Assessment of genotoxic effects of butachlor in fresh water fish, cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton)

Research Journal of Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 223-230

  Yadav, Abhay Singh ^a   Bhatnagar, Anita ^a   Kaur, Manjeet ^a  

^a KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Broken egg; Carcass protein; Growth performance; Herbicide; Micronucleus assay

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957513403     PISSN: 18193420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjet.2010.223.230     Document Type: Article

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