Xenopus laevis embryos and tadpoles as models for testing for pollution by zinc, copper, lead and cadmium

African Zoology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 163-174

  Haywood, Lorren K ^a   Alexander, Graham J ^a   Byrne, Marcus J ^a   Cukrowska, Ewa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Growth; Malformations; Metals; Survival; Tadpoles

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FROG; GROWTH; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SURVIVAL;

XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 10244255055     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15627020.2004.11657213     Document Type: Article

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