Heavy metals pollution and their effects on gills and liver of the nile catfish Clarias gariepinus inhabiting El-Rahawy drain, Egypt

Global Veterinaria

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 103-115

  Authman, Mohammad M N ^a   Ibrahim, Seham A ^b   El Kasheif, Midhat A ^c   Gaber, Hanan S ^c  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b BENHA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Biochemical parameters; Clarias gariepinus; El Rahawy drain; Heavy metals; Histopathology; River Nile; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CLARIAS GARIEPINUS;

EID: 84872409273     PISSN: 19926197     EISSN: 19998163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5829/idosi.gv.2013.10.2.71226     Document Type: Article

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