Acute toxicity test with Daphnia magna: An alternative to mammals in the prescreening of chemical toxicity?

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 357-362

  Guilhermino, Lúcia ^a   Diamantino, Teresa ^b   Carolina Silva, M ^a   Soares, A M V M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Daphnia magna; Mammals; Pre screening method; Rat

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DAPHNIA; ECOTOXICOLOGY; LETHALITY; NONHUMAN; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTANT;

EID: 0033888025     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/eesa.2000.1916     Document Type: Article

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