Histochemical and histopathological study of the intestine of the earthworm (Pheretima elongata) exposed to a field dose of the herbicide glyphosate

Environmentalist

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 105-111

  Morowati, Mohssen ^a,b,c  

^a Cell Research Center ^*  (Iran)

^b Cell Research Center   (India)

^c PLANT PESTS AND DISEASES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Glyphosate; Herbicide; Histochemical; Histopathological; Pheretima elongata

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033927481     PISSN: 02511088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006704009184     Document Type: Article

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