Chromium (VI) induced acute toxicity and genotoxicity in freshwater stinging catfish, Heteropneustes fossilis

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 92, Issue , 2013, Pages 64-70

  Ahmed, M K ^a   Kundu, G K ^a   Al Mamun, M H ^a   Sarkar, S K ^b   Akter, M S ^c   Khan, M S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Chromium; Comet assay; DNA damage; Genotoxicity; Heteropneustes fossilis; Micronucleus

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; DICHROMATE POTASSIUM; DNA;

BIOASSAY; CHROMIUM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FISH; GENOTOXICITY; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; TOXICITY;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CATFISH; CELL VIABILITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMET ASSAY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ERYTHROCYTE; GENETIC DAMAGE; GENOTOXICITY; GILL; HETEROPNEUSTES FOSSILIS; LC 50; LIVER; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NONHUMAN; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR;

ANIMALS; CATFISHES; CHROMIUM; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; ERYTHROCYTES; FRESH WATER; GILLS; LIVER; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BANGLADESH; BURIGANGA RIVER;

HETEROPNEUSTES FOSSILIS;

EID: 84876974334     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.02.008     Document Type: Article

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