Neurotoxicity of paraquat and triphenyltin in the earthworm, Eisenia fetida sav. A histo- and cytopathological study

Acta Biologica Hungarica

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 485-495

  Zsombok, Andrea ^a   Holnar L ^a   Fischer, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Earthworm; Paraquat; Segmental ganglia; Sublethal effect; Test species; Triphenyltin

Indexed keywords

ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; PARAQUAT; TRIPHENYLTIN;

ANIMAL; ANNELID WORM; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GANGLION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; NERVE CELL; PATHOLOGY; TOXICITY TESTING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; NEURONS; OLIGOCHAETA; ORGANOTIN COMPOUNDS; PARAQUAT; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 0031292470     PISSN: 02365383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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