Chronic toxicity of environmental contaminants: Sentinels and biomarkers

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 105, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages 65-80

  LeBlanc, Gerald A ^a   Bain, Lisa J ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Chronic toxicity; Hazard assessment; Imposex; Neoplasia; Sentinels

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; CHRONIC TOXICITY; ENVIRONMENT; FISH; HAZARD; MAMMAL; NEOPLASM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITISM; REPTILE; REVIEW; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TERATOGENICITY;

EID: 0030936458     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.97105s165     Document Type: Review

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