The effects of heavy metals exposure on reproductive systems of cyprinid fish from Kor River

Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-24

  Ebrahimi, M ^a   Taherianfard, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QOM   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Exposure; Fish; Heavy metals; Hormone; Kor River; Pathology; Reproductive system

Indexed keywords

CYPRINIDAE; PISCES;

EID: 79960505857     PISSN: 15622916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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