Embryotoxicity of carbendazim in rat and hamster micromass cultures

Bulletin of the Veterinary Institute in Pulawy

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 481-484

  Minta, Maria ^a   Wilk, Iwona ^a   Zmudzki, Jan ^a  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Carbendazim; Embryotoxicity; Hamster; Micromass cultures; Rat

Indexed keywords

CARBENDAZIM; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; EMBRYOTOXICITY; HAMSTER; IC 50; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN;

EID: 15744388121     PISSN: 00424870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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