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4-Nonylphenol Impairs Ovarian Recrudescence and Induces Atresia in the Catfish Heteropneustes fossilis


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1 Zoology Department, Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, India
2 Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, India
 

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  • 4-Nonylphenol Impairs Ovarian Recrudescence and Induces Atresia in the Catfish Heteropneustes fossilis

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Authors

R. Chaube
Zoology Department, Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, India
K. P. Joy
Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, India

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17485/ijst%2F2011%2Fv4iS8%2F31083