Effect of cadmium on the epidermic structure of Bufo arenarum tadpoles: Influence of the chemical composition of the incubation media

Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 91-96

  Ferrari, L ^a   Salibian A ^a,b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS BÁSICAS   (Argentina)

^b Scientific Research Commission ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bufo arenarum; Cadmium; Epidermic structure; Tadpoles

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CALCIUM; LAKE WATER; MANNITOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EPIDERMIS; METAMORPHOSIS; NONHUMAN; OSMOLARITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SKIN EPITHELIUM; TADPOLE; TOAD; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; BUFO ARENARUM;

EID: 0033494212     PISSN: 13813455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/apab.107.2.91.4346     Document Type: Article

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