In Vitro toxicity of methyl mercury to fathead minnow cells

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 527-533

  Devlin, E W ^a   Clary, B ^a  

^a HAMPDEN SYDNEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FISH; NONHUMAN; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; CYPRINIDAE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS;

ANIMALIA; PHOXINUS PHOXINUS; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS;

EID: 0031726117     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900794     Document Type: Article

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