Effect of heavy metals on fish larvae deformities: A review

Environmental Research

Volumn 137, Issue , 2015, Pages 246-255

  Sfakianakis, D G ^a   Renieri, E ^b   Kentouri, M ^a   Tsatsakis, A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Deformities; Environment; Fish larvae; Heavy metals

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; ZINC; WATER POLLUTANT;

ABNORMALITY; BIOMARKER; FISH; HEAVY METAL; LARVA; POISONING;

CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH DISEASE; HEAVY METAL POISONING; LABORATORY; LARVA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DRUG EFFECTS; EMBRYOLOGY; FISH; METABOLISM; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FISHES; METALS, HEAVY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84920973405     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2014.12.014     Document Type: Review

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