Toxicity of cadmium and zinc to miracidia of Schistosoma mansoni

Parasitology

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 81-85

  Morley, N J ^a   Crane, M ^a   Lewis, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Miracidia; Schistosoma mansoni; Survival; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; HATCHING; LIFE CYCLE; METAL BINDING; NONHUMAN; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CADMIUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; MICE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; ZINC;

INVERTEBRATA; NEMATODA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 0035130991     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182000007083     Document Type: Article

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