The presence of microcystins in fish Cyprinus carpio tissues: a histopathological study

International Aquatic Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Mitsoura, Amalia ^a   Kagalou, Ifigenia ^a,c   Papaioannou, Nikolaos ^b   Berillis, Panagiotis ^a   Mente, Eleni ^a   Papadimitriou, Theodoti ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c Management Body of Ecodevelopment Area of Karla   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cyanobacterial bloom; Cyprinus carpio; Kidney; Lake Karla (Greece); Liver; Muscle; Tissues

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CYANOBACTERIA; CYPRINUS CARPIO;

EID: 84899486180     PISSN: 20084935     EISSN: 20086970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2008-6970-5-8     Document Type: Article

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