Dose verification after topical treatment of alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) eggs

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 908-913

  Muller, Jennifer K ^a   Scarborough, Janet E ^b   Sepúlveda, María S ^c   Casella, George ^d   Gross, Timothy S ^b,e   Borgert, Christopher J ^a,e  

^a Applied Pharmacology and Toxicology Inc   (United States)

^b Florida Caribbean Science Center   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d University of Florida   (United States)

^e University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Alligator mississippiensis; In ovo exposure; Method validation; Organochlorine pesticide; Reptile

Indexed keywords

CHLORINATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PESTICIDES;

ALLIGATOR MISSISSIPPIENSIS; IN OVO EXPOSURE; METHOD VALIDATION; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE;

FISH;

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; CAMPHECLOR; CHLORDANE; DIELDRIN; ORGANOCHLORINE INSECTICIDE;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; EGG; EGGSHELL; MORTALITY; ORGANOCHLORINE; PESTICIDE; REPTILE; SEX DETERMINATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TOXICITY TEST;

ALLIGATOR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; EGG SHELL; EMBRYO; EMBRYO MORTALITY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; EGG SHELL; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; INJECTIONS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MORTALITY; OVUM; PESTICIDES;

ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATOR MISSISSIPPIENSIS; REPTILIA; SPONDIAS PURPUREA;

EID: 34248995227     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/06-286R.1     Document Type: Article

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