Tissue uptake, mortality, and sublethal effects of monomethylarsonic acid (MMA(V)) in nestling zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata)

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 353-360

  Albert, Courtney ^a   Williams, Tony D ^a   Morrissey, Christy A ^b   Lai, Vivian W M ^c   Cullen, William R ^c   Elliott, John E ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c Chemistry Department   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; METHANEARSONIC ACID; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ERYTHROCYTE PARAMETERS; FINCH; GROWTH RATE; HATCHING; HEALTH STATUS; HEMATOCRIT; IMMUNITY; LETHALITY; LEUKOCYTE VOLUME; MORTALITY; NESTLING; NONHUMAN; PH; POEPHILA CASTANOTIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; ARSENIC; ARSENICALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FINCHES; INSECTICIDES; MALE;

AVES; DENDROCTONUS PONDEROSAE; FRINGILLIDAE; PASSERIFORMES; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 38849208502     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390701738566     Document Type: Article

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