HISTOPATHOLOGICAL EFFECT OF DIPLOSTOMUM INFECTION ON GILLS OF HETEROPNEUTES FOSSILIS (BLOCH)
M. MANSOOR ALAM *
PG-DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, L.N. MITHILA UNIVERSITY, DARBHANGA-846 008, INDIA.
N.K. DUBEY *
PG-DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, L.N. MITHILA UNIVERSITY, DARBHANGA-846 008, INDIA.
USHA KUMARI *
PG-DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, L.N. MITHILA UNIVERSITY, DARBHANGA-846 008, INDIA.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
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Keywords: Gill, parasite, fish