Pathological effects of formalin (37% formaldehyde) feeding in female Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica)

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 415-422

  Khan, Ahrar ^a   Bachaya, H A ^a   Khan, M Z ^a   Mahmood, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Biochemistry; Egg production; Feed intake; Female Japanese quails; Formalin; Hematology; Organ weight; Pathological effects

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; GLOBULIN; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOREXIA; APATHY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BODY WEIGHT; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTURNIX COTURNIX JAPONICA; DEPRESSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; EGG PRODUCTION; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEART SIZE; KIDNEY SIZE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER SIZE; NONHUMAN; OVIDUCT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUAIL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THIGH; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; COTURNIX; EGGS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FORMALDEHYDE; OVIDUCTS;

AVES; COTURNIX COTURNIX; COTURNIX JAPONICA;

EID: 23944446318     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0960327105ht543oa     Document Type: Article

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