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Research Article

Biochemical approaches to assess oxidative stress induced by exposure to natural and synthetic dyes in early life stages in zebrafish

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Pages 1259-1268 | Received 06 Jun 2017, Accepted 21 Aug 2017, Published online: 11 Sep 2017

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