Induction of Metallothionein in the Olfactory Epithelium of Channa punctatus (Bloch) in Response to Cadmium Exposure: An Immunohistochemical Study

Proceedings of the Zoological Society

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 40-44

  Roy, Debraj ^a   Ghosh, Debasree ^a   Mandal, Dipak Kumar ^a  

^a VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cadmium exposure; Channa punctatus; Metallothionein induction; Olfactory epithelium

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893696296     PISSN: 03735893     EISSN: 09746919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12595-012-0027-2     Document Type: Article

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