Effects of cadmium on the reproductive system of the land snail Helix aspersa

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 434-442

  Gomot De Vaufleury, A ^a   Kerhoas, I ^a  

^a Lab of Biology and Ecophysiology   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; HEAVY METAL;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENITAL SYSTEM; HEAVY METAL POISONING; LD 50; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SNAIL;

ANIMALS; CADMIUM; GENITALIA; HELIX (SNAILS); REPRODUCTION; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

GASTROPODA; HELIX ASPERSA; STYLOMMATOPHORA;

EID: 0034063022     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001280000019     Document Type: Article

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