Impacts of malathion on mortality and biochemical changes of freshwater fish Labeo rohita

Iranian Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 387-394

  Thenmozhi, C ^a   Vignesh, V ^b   Thirumurugan, R ^b   Arun, S ^c  

^a Madura College Autonomous   (India)

^b BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Labeo rohita; Malathion; Nucleic acids and Antioxidant enzymes; Protein

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ANTIOXIDANT; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CYPRINID; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MALATHION; MORTALITY; NUCLEIC ACID; PROTEIN; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; TOXICITY TEST;

INSECTIVORA; LABEO ROHITA;

EID: 84861010677     PISSN: 17351979     EISSN: 17352746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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