A sperm cell toxicity test procedure for the mediterranean species paracentrotus lividus (echinodermata: Echinoidea)

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 439-445

  Volpi Ghirardini, A ^a   Arizzi Novelli, A ^a  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Copper; Intralaboratory reproducibility; Reference toxicant; Sea urchin

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; MAMMALS; SHELLFISH; TESTING;

ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; EVALUATION OF METHODS; REFERENCE TOXICANT; REPRODUCIBILITIES; SEA URCHIN; SPERM CELL TOXICITY TEST; STANDARD PROCEDURES; US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

TOXICITY;

COPPER;

ECHINODERM;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINODERM; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVALUATION; EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY; NONHUMAN; OPERATOR; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAMPLE; SEA URCHIN; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPECIES; SPERM; TECHNIQUE; TOXICITY TESTING; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOIDEA; PARACENTROTUS LIVIDUS;

EID: 0035044138     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332208618268     Document Type: Article

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