Overview of cadmium toxicity in fish

Journal of Applied Sciences Research

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1195-1207

  Okocha, R C ^a   Adedeji, O B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Fish; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 80055046912     PISSN: 1816157X     EISSN: 1819544X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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