Behavioural and histological effects of atrazine on freshwater molluscs (Physa acuta Drap. and Ancylus fluviatilis Mull. Gastropoda)

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 351-356

  Roses N ^a   Poquet, M ^a   Munoz I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ancylus fluviatilis; Atrazine; Chronic and acute toxicity tests; Histological toxicity; Physa acuta

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; HERBICIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; GASTROPOD; HISTOLOGY; KIDNEY CELL; MOLLUSC; MORTALITY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ATRAZINE; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHLOROPHYLL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRESH WATER; HERBICIDES; KIDNEY; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; SNAILS; TOXICITY TESTS;

ANCYLUS FLUVIATILIS; ANIMALIA; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; PHYSA ACUTA;

EID: 0032874157     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1263(199909/10)19:5<351::AID-JAT588>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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