Effects of depleted uranium on survival, growth, and metamorphosis in the african clawed frog (Xenopus laevis)

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 68, Issue 11-12, 2005, Pages 951-965

  Mitchell, Sarah E ^a   Caldwell, Colleen A ^b   Gonzales, Gil ^c   Gould, William R ^d   Arimoto, Richard ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e New Mexico State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

URANIUM; WELL WATER; TERATOGENIC AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; CHEMICAL TERATOGENESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPLETION; EMBRYO; FEEDING; FEMALE; GILL; GROWTH; MALE; METAMORPHOSIS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SURVIVAL; TADPOLE; WEIGHT GAIN; XENOPUS LAEVIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; TERATOGENS; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 23644448595     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390590912595     Document Type: Conference Paper

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