Metal binding and resultant loss of phototoxicity of α-terthienyl: Metal detoxification versus α-terthienyl inactivation

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 183-189

  Nivsarkar, M ^a   Kumar, G P ^b   Laloraya, M ^b  

^a Sir Hurkisondas Nurrotumdas Hospital & Research Centre   (India)

^b DEVI AHILYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 TERTHIENYL; COBALT;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DETOXIFICATION; FLUORESCENCE; LARVA; METAL BINDING; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTOXICITY;

ANIMALS; COBALT; CULICIDAE; EVOLUTION; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; THIOPHENES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030066012     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900028     Document Type: Article

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