Use of the ciliated protozoan Tetrahymena pyriformis for the assessment of toxicity and quantitative structure-activity relationships of xenobiotics: Comparison with the Microtox test

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 293-301

  Bogaerts, P ^a   Bohatier, J ^a   Bonnemoy, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Aquatic toxicology; Biomarker; Biotest; Microtox; Structure activity relationship; Tetrahymena pyriformis

Indexed keywords

ESTERASE; FLUORIDE; IODIDE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; ENERGY; GROWTH INHIBITION; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPOPHILICITY; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS; TOXICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYXOZOA; PROTOZOA; TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 0034913045     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/eesa.2001.2074     Document Type: Article

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