Frog decline, frog malformations, and a comparison of frog and human health

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 101-109

  Michael Cohen Jr , M ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid rain; Caerulein; Chytridiomycosis; Enigmatic decline; Global warming; Habitat loss; Herbicides; Limb malformations; Magainin; Methoprene; Neuroleptic properties of frog skin; Pesticides; Predation; Prostaglandin E2; Retinoids; Trematode infestation; Unsustainable use; UV B radiation

Indexed keywords

RETINOID;

ANIMAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FROG; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIMB MALFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PREDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREMATODIASIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ABNORMALITIES; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; LIMB DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; RANIDAE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0035935646     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.10002     Document Type: Review

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