Toxicity of the nerve agent tabun to Daphnia magna, a new experimental species in military toxicology

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 175-180

  Vesela, Sarka ^a,b,c   Kuca, Kamil ^b   Jun, Daniel ^b  

^a Research and Development Centre Hostivice   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEFENCE   (Czech Republic)

^c CENTRAL MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Chemical warfare agents; Cholinesterases; Crustacean; Organophosphates

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WEAPON; TOXICOLOGY;

CRUSTACEA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA MAGNA; DAPHNIIDAE;

EID: 33645560587     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757540600579383     Document Type: Article

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