Effects of agricultural pesticides on the immune system of Xenopus laevis and Rana pipiens

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-43

  Christin, M S ^a   Menard L ^a   Gendron, A D ^b   Ruby, S ^c   Cyr, D ^a   Marcogliese, D J ^b   Rollins Smith, L ^d   Fournier, M ^a  

^a INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Immunotoxicology; Lymphocyte proliferation; Pesticides; Phagocytosis; Rana pipiens; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

ALDICARB; ATRAZINE; DIELDRIN; ENDOSULFAN; LINDANE; METRIBUZIN; PESTICIDE;

AMPHIBIAN; ECOTOXICOLOGY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; PESTICIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CELL PROLIFERATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FROG; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LYMPHOCYTE; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA PIPIENS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 1442359998     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2003.11.007     Document Type: Article

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