African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

Fenthion induced toxicity and histopathological changes in gill tissue of freshwater African catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822)

Peace Onas Somdare
  • Peace Onas Somdare
  • Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria.
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Christopher Didigwu Nwani*
  • Christopher Didigwu Nwani*
  • Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
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Alfreda O. Nwadinigwe
  • Alfreda O. Nwadinigwe
  • Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
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Jacinta Chinedu Nwani
  • Jacinta Chinedu Nwani
  • Department of Crop Science and Land Scape Management, Ebonyi State University Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.
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Gregory Ejike Odo
  • Gregory Ejike Odo
  • Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
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Ogechi Nnabuchi Ugbor
  • Ogechi Nnabuchi Ugbor
  • Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
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Juliana A Ukonze
  • Juliana A Ukonze
  • Department of Vocational Teacher Education, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
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Ada Bridget Chidi Ezeibe
  • Ada Bridget Chidi Ezeibe
  • Department of Agricultural Economics/CDR, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 01 July 2015
  •  Published: 23 June 2015

How to cite this article

APA /
Somdare, P. O., Nwani, C. D., Nwadinigwe, A. O., Nwani, J. C., Odo, G. E., Ugbor, O. N., Ukonze, J. A., & Ezeibe, A. B. C. (2015). Fenthion induced toxicity and histopathological changes in gill tissue of freshwater African catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822). African Journal of Biotechnology , 14(25), 2103-2113.
Chicago /
Peace Onas Somdare, Christopher Didigwu Nwani, Alfreda O. Nwadinigwe, Jacinta Chinedu Nwani, Gregory Ejike Odo, Ogechi Nnabuchi Ugbor, Juliana A Ukonze and Ada Bridget Chidi Ezeibe. "Fenthion induced toxicity and histopathological changes in gill tissue of freshwater African catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822)." African Journal of Biotechnology 14, no. 25 (2015): 2103-2113.
MLA /
Peace Onas Somdare, et al. "Fenthion induced toxicity and histopathological changes in gill tissue of freshwater African catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822)." African Journal of Biotechnology 14.25 (2015): 2103-2113.