Histopathological effects and bioaccumulation of mercury in the kidney of an Indian major carp, Labeo rohita (Hamilton)

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 479-483

  Ghosh, Debasree ^a   Mandal, Dipak Kumar ^a  

^a VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Histopathology; Kidney; Labeo rohita; Mercuric chloride

Indexed keywords

CONTROL GROUPS; EXPOSURE DURATIONS; HAMILTONS; HISTOLOGICAL CHANGES; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TISSUES; LABEO ROHITA; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY DEPOSITIONS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; TISSUE;

BIOACCUMULATION;

MERCURY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CARP; DRUG EFFECT; KIDNEY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CARPS; KIDNEY; MERCURY;

CYPRINIDAE; LABEO ROHITA;

EID: 84867572476     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-012-0743-3     Document Type: Article

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