Mercuric chloride induced toxicity responses in the olfactory epithelium of Labeo rohita (HAMILTON): A light and electron microscopy study

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 83-92

  Ghosh, Debasree ^a   Mandal, Dipak Kumar ^a  

^a VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; HgCl2; Histopathology; Labeo rohita; Mercury toxicity; Olfactory epithelium

Indexed keywords

EUKARYOTA; LABEO ROHITA;

MERCURIC CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CARP; DRUG EFFECT; HISTOLOGY; OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM; RANDOMIZATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; CARPS; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; OLFACTORY MUCOSA; RANDOM ALLOCATION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84893703864     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10695-013-9826-2     Document Type: Article

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