Synergistic effects of copper and butylic ester of 2,4- dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (Esternon Ultra) on amphibian embryos

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 343-347

  Pérez Coll, Cristina Silvia ^a,b,c   Herkovits, Jorge ^a,b  

^a Fundacion PROSAMA   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

2,4 D; Amphibian embryos; Copper; Synergistic effects

Indexed keywords

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; COPPER; HERBICIDE; METAL;

AGROECOSYSTEM; AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EMBRYO; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT TERM CHRONIC TOXICITY TEST; SURVIVAL; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; TERATOLOGY; TOAD; TOXICITY TESTING;

AMPHIBIA; BUFO ARENARUM;

EID: 35448969673     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph2006030044     Document Type: Article

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