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List of Publications:

1 . Effect of Meriuric chloride on testicular lipid classes in adult albino rats.

Indian Journal of Toxicology. Vo1.6., No.2: 1999: 41-47.

2. Effect of Mercuric chloride on testicular enzymes in adult albino rats.

Pollution Research, 18(4): 1999: 441-444.

3. Effect of Mercuric chloride on rat brain - studies on lipid classes.

Geobios. Vo1.26(2-3): 1999: 95-98.

4. Mercuric chloride induced biochemical changes in the liver of mature male albino rats. '

Indian Journal of Environment and Toxicology. 9(2): 1999: 56-58.

Papers accepted for Poster presentation

in International Conferences : 002610

1. Cadmium chloride induced biochemical changes in liver, kidney. brain and muscles of mature male and female albino rats.

9"' International Congress of Toxicology. 8Ih -12Ih July, 2001, Brisbane. Queensland. Australia.

2. Lead nitrate induced hepatic and renal toxicity in the adult albino male and female rat: EUROTOX 2001 Congress. 13-16 September 2001. Istanbul Turkey.

Conferences attended and papers presented: m 1-

1. Chromium contamination in Paddy and Vegetables of Pondicherry region.

88"' Indian Science Congress Association, 3"' -7Ih January. 2000. ICAR. New Delhi.

2. Cadmium contamination in water and soil samples of agricultural and industrial areas of Pondicherry region.

14Ih National Environmental Science Academy. 14"' - 16Ih Dec, 2000. SASOE. Pondicherry University, Pondicherry. Received Young Scientist Award - NESA.

3. Cadmium chloride induced biochemical changes in the testes of adult albino rats.

20"' National Symposium on Reproductive Biology and Comparitive Endocrinology. 7'" -9"'January. 2002. Dept. of Life Sciences, Bharathidasan

Papers communicated for Publication:

1. Seasonal variation of lead con (paddy and vegetables) of agricultural and industrial areas of Pondicherry region (India).

Archieves of Environmental Toxicology and Contamination

2. Lead nitrate induced hepatotoxicity and renal toxicity in the male

and female adult albino rats.

Journal of Zoological Society of Bangladesh.