Age specific sensitivity of the nematode Aphelenchus avenae to mercury toxicity

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 149-153

  Camargo, J A ^a   Nombela, G ^b   Muniz M ^b   Navas, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS   (Spain)

^c MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

AGING; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; INCINERATION; MUSSEL; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTANT;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; LETHAL DOSE 50; MERCURY; NEMATODA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0031858131     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00002972     Document Type: Article

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