Effects of malathion on disease susceptibility in Woodhouse's toads

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 536-541

  Taylor, Sharon K ^a,b   Williams, Elizabeth S ^a   Mills, Ken W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b Florida Game Fresh Water Fish Community   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeromonas hydrophila; Amphibian; Bufo woodhousi; Malathion; Organophosphorus pesticide; Pesticide; Woodhouse's toad

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BUFO;

CHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; INSECTICIDE; MALATHION;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYMOLOGY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; TOAD; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANIMALS; BRAIN; BUFONIDAE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CHOLINESTERASES; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; INSECTICIDES; MALATHION; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 0033160463     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-35.3.536     Document Type: Article

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