Heavy metals toxicity and bioaccumulation patterns in the body organs of four fresh water fish species

Pakistan Veterinary Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 161-164

  Kousar, Safina ^a   Javed, Muhammad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Arsenic; Bioaccumulation patterns; Fish; Nickel; Zinc

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900330978     PISSN: 02538318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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