Comparative toxicity studies of NSAIDs in birds: A criticism of Reddy et al.

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 254-255

  Cuthbert, Richard ^a   Pain, Deborah J ^a   Green, Rhys E ^a,b   Swan, Gerry ^c   Swarup, Devendra ^d  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c Faculty of Veterinary Sciences   (South Africa)

^d INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Gyps vultures; NSAIDs; Safety testing

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; NIMESULIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ARTICLE; BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EXPOSURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

AVES; GYPS;

EID: 33846138983     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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