Protective role of thyroxine in methylparathion intoxicated chick embryos

Drug and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 495-506

  Ghosh, C ^a   Bandyopadhyay, S ^a   Medda, J N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CHOLINESTERASE; PARATHION METHYL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICK EMBRYO; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EMBRYO; GROWTH RATE; INTOXICATION; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0031761736     PISSN: 01480545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01480549809002218     Document Type: Article

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