Acute toxicity bioassay using Paramecium caudatum, a key member to study the effects of monocrotophos on swimming behaviour, morphology and reproduction

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 307-317

  Rao, J Venkateswara ^a   Gunda, V G ^a   Srikanth, K ^a   Arepalli, S K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Blebbing; Locomotor behaviour; Morphology; Paramecium caudatum

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); INSECTICIDES; MORPHOLOGY; TOXICITY;

MONOCHROTOPHOS (MCP); PARAMECIUM CAUDATUM; VIDEO TRACKING;

BIOASSAY;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOASSAY; CILIATE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INSECTICIDE; LOCOMOTION; MORPHOLOGY; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTION; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; TOXICITY TEST;

PARAMECIUM; PARAMECIUM CAUDATUM;

EID: 34248161424     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772240601010071     Document Type: Article

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