Toxicological Assessment of Arsenic-Induced Hematological Alterations and Chromosomal Aberrations in Tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 146-156

  Ahmed, Md Kawser ^a   Habibullah Al Mamun, Md ^a   Islam, Md Monirul ^a,b   Akter, Mosammat Salma ^c   Khan, Mohammad Shahneawz ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

arsenic; chromosomal aberration; hematology; Oreochromis mossambicus; toxicology

Indexed keywords

OREOCHROMIS MOSSAMBICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 84926171861     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: 15497860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2014.890485     Document Type: Article

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