In situ assessment of genotoxic and mutagenic potential of polluted river water in Channa punctatus and Mystus vittatus

International Aquatic Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Kushwaha, Basdeo ^a   Pandey, Sanjay ^a   Sharma, Shilpi ^a   Srivastava, Rashmi ^a   Kumar, Ravindra ^a   Nagpure, Naresh Sahebrao ^a   Dabas, Anurag ^a   Srivastava, Satish Kumar ^a  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF FISH GENETIC RESOURCES   (India)

Author keywords

Channa punctatus; DNA damage; genotoxicity; micronucleus test; Mystus vittatus

Indexed keywords

CHANNA PUNCTATUS; MYSTUS VITTATUS; PISCES;

EID: 84900452743     PISSN: 20084935     EISSN: 20086970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2008-6970-4-16     Document Type: Article

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