Mineral deficiency and the use of the FETAX bioassay to study environmental teratogens

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 237-240

  Garber, Eric A E ^a,b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Scientific Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioassay; FETAX; Frog Embryo Teratogenesis Assay: Xenopus; Minerals

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL TERATOGEN; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; FRESH WATER; MINERAL; TERATOGENIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BODY HEIGHT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL TERATOGENESIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; INCUBATION TIME; LABORATORY TEST; MINERAL DEFICIENCY; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; WATER SAMPLING; WETLAND; XENOPUS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INTERACTION; POTASSIUM DEFICIENCY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTANT; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; FRESH WATER; MINERALS; MINNESOTA; NORTH DAKOTA; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM DEFICIENCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SODIUM; TERATOGENS; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; XENOPUS LAEVIS; ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0036021964     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.845     Document Type: Article

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