On the use of scaling factors to improve interspecies extrapolation of acute toxicity in birds

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 1 II, 1996, Pages 24-29

  Mineau, P ^a   Collins, B T ^a   Baril, A ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; PESTICIDE;

ARTICLE; BIRD; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; LD 50; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; BODY WEIGHT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LETHAL DOSE 50; PESTICIDES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

AVES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0029860380     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/rtph.1996.0061     Document Type: Article

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