Validation of an amphibian sperm inhibition toxicological test method using zinc

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2950-2955

  Christensen, Jennie R ^a   Bishop, Christine A ^b   Richardson, John S ^a   Pauli, Bruce ^c   Elliott, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Motility; Sperm; Xenopus laevis; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ION EXCHANGE; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; TOXICITY; ZINC;

AFRICAN CLAWED FROG; PATH TRAJECTORIES; SPERM CELLS; SPERM MOTILITY;

BODY FLUIDS;

ZINC;

AMPHIBIAN; SPERM; TOXICOLOGY; ZINC;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CELL RESPIRATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FLAGELLUM; ION EXCHANGE; MALE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIDEOTAPE;

ANIMALS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPERM MOTILITY; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; XENOPUS LAEVIS; ZINC;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; XENOPUS (GENUS); XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 10044281530     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/03-573.1     Document Type: Article

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