Whole-carcass residues of the rodenticide difenacoum in anticoagulant-resistant and -susceptible rat strains (Rattus norvegicus)

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 318-323

  Atterby, Helen ^a   Kerins, Gerard M ^a   MacNicoll, Alan D ^a  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Difenacoum; Rattus norvegicus; Resistance; Secondary poisoning; Whole carcass residue

Indexed keywords

HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ANTICOAGULANTS; PREDATORS; RAT STRAINS; WHOLE-CARCASS RESIDUE;

BIODIVERSITY;

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; DIFENACOUM; RODENTICIDE;

BIOACCUMULATION; PESTICIDE; PREDATOR; RISK ASSESSMENT; RODENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CARCASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN;

4-HYDROXYCOUMARINS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANTICOAGULANTS; BLOOD COAGULATION TESTS; BODY WEIGHT; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DRUG RESISTANCE; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; RATS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RODENTICIDES; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 12344291684     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/04-022R.1     Document Type: Article

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