Human exposure to fipronil from dogs treated with Frontline

Veterinary and Human Toxicology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 301-303

  Jennings, K A ^a   Canerdy, T D ^a   Keller, R J ^a   Atieh, B H ^a   Doss, R B ^a   Gupta, R C ^a  

^a MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIPRONIL; FRONTLINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DRUG DETERMINATION; EXPOSURE; FLEA; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; TICK;

ANIMALS; DOGS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; LETHAL DOSE 50; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; PYRAZOLES; RATS;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 0036785966     PISSN: 01456296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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