Toxic action of the Herbicide 2,4-D on the neuroepithelial synapse and on the nonstimulated skin of the frog Caudiverbera caudiverbera

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 570-577

  Suwalsky, M ^a   Quevedo, L ^b   Norris, B ^b   Benites, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; HERBICIDE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FROG; NONHUMAN; PEST CONTROL; SKIN; SYNAPSE; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER CONTAMINATION;

2,4-DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; ANIMALS; ANURA; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HERBICIDES; NEURONS; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0032962783     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900913     Document Type: Article

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