Hematological parameters in Nile Tilápia, Oreochromis niloticus exposed to sub-letal concentrations of mercury

Mercury toxicity in tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, (Linnaeus, 1758) was investigated by the hematological parameters after long-term (14 days) exposure to various Hg concentrations (0.02, 0.002, 0.0002mg/L Hg). Test groups were set up with three replicates for each concentration, plus the control g...

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Main Authors: Nilton Massuo Ishikawa, Maria José Tavares Ranzani-Paiva, Julio Vicente Lombardi, Cláudia Maris Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2007-07-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132007000400007