Effect of sulfometuron methyl and nicosulfuron on development and metamorphosis in Xenopus laevis: Impact of purity

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2934-2940

  Fort, Douglas J ^a   Rogers, Robert ^a   Copley, Holly ^a   Bruning, Lizbeth ^a   Stover, Enos L ^a   Rapaport, Dave ^b  

^a Stover Group   (United States)

^b Vermont Pub Interest Research Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental toxicity; Frog embryo teratogenesis assay; Sulfonylurea; Thyroid dysfunction; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

SULFOMETURON METHYL; SULFONYLUREA DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; METAMORPHOSIS; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; VERTEBRATA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0032749656     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620181240     Document Type: Article

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