Structure-activity relationships for chloro- and nitrophenol toxicity in the pollen tube growth test

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1702-1708

  Schüürmann, Gerrit ^a   Somashekar, Rayasamuda K ^b   Kristen, Udo ^c  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b BANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Narcosis; Oxidative uncoupling; Phenols; Pollen tube growth test; QSAR

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHENOL; NITROPHENOL;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; NONHUMAN; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TOXICITY; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0029825008     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1996)015<1702:SARFCA>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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