Assessment of toxic interactions of heavy metals and their effects on accumulation in tissues of freshwater fish

Research Journal of Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 113-120

  Ghosh, Lopa ^a   Adhikari, S ^a   Ayyappan, S ^b  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER AQUACULTURE   (India)

^b INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Chromium; Labeo rohita; Lead; Toxic interactions

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FINGERLING; FRESHWATER FISH; GILL; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; LABEO ROHITA; LIVER PARENCHYMA; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; METAL METABOLISM; MUSCLE TISSUE; NONHUMAN; SKIN EPITHELIUM; STEADY STATE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY;

LABEO ROHITA;

EID: 84856411295     PISSN: 18193420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjet.2007.37.44     Document Type: Article

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