Detecting hormesis using a non-parametric rank test

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 703-708

  Shukla, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dose response; Hormesis; Non parametric rank test; Umbrella hypothesis; Whole effluent toxicity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EFFLUENT; HORMESIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; DAPHNIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; REPRODUCTION; SEWAGE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; XENOBIOTICS;

EID: 20644439542     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/096032700676918637     Document Type: Article

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