Pathological and toxicological investigations of chronic nitrate poisoning in cattle

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 99-106

  Ozmen, Ozlem ^a   Mor, Firdevs ^a   Sahinduran, Sima ^a   Unsal, Ayhan ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Abortion; Blindness; Cattle; Chronic nitrate poisoning

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DISEASES; EYE PROTECTION; NITRATES; PATHOLOGY; VIRUSES;

ABORTION; BLINDNESS; CATTLE; HEMORRHAGE;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS;

EID: 27944498272     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772240400007104     Document Type: Article

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