Predicting modes of toxic action from chemical structure: Acute toxicity in the fathead minnow (Pimephales Promelas)

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 948-967

  Russom, Christine L ^a   Bradbury, Steven P ^a   Broderius, Steven J ^a   Hammermeister, Dean E ^a   Drummond, Robert A ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic toxicology; Expert systems; Quantitative structure activity relationships; Toxic action mode

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; NARCOTIC AGENT; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DRUG CLASSIFICATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EXPERT SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

PHOXINUS PHOXINUS; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS;

EID: 0030981036     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620160514     Document Type: Article

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