Threshold toxicity and repeated exposure studies of dichlorvos to the larvae of the common lobster (Homarus gammarus L.)

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 237-251

  McHenery, J G ^a,b   Francis, C ^a   Davies, I M ^a  

^a MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b Inveresk Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Dichlorvos; Fish farming; Homarus gammarus

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; DICHLORVOS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; LARVA; LOBSTER; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HOMARUS GAMMARUS;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; DICHLORVOS; ORGANOPHOSPATE; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 0029668932     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-445X(95)00041-2     Document Type: Article

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