Dose-related effects following oral exposure of 2,4-dinitrotoluene on the western fence lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 352-359

  Suski, Jamie G ^a   Salice, Christopher ^a,b   Houpt, John T ^a   Bazar, Matthew A ^a   Talent, Larry G ^c  

^a U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dinitrotoluene; Lizard; Reptile; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; TOXICITY;

DINITROTOLUENE; SCELOPORUS OCCIDENTALIS;

ANIMALS;

2,4 DINITROTOLUENE; 2,4-DINITROTOLUENE; NITROBENZENE DERIVATIVE;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOINDICATOR; BLOOD; BODY MASS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXPLOSIVE; FOOD CONSUMPTION; LABORATORY METHOD; LIZARD; MORTALITY; ORAL HEALTH; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL; TOLUENE; TOXICITY TEST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BEHAVIOR; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ECOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEMATOLOGY; KIDNEY MASS; LETHAL DOSE; LIZARD; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPTILE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCELOPORUS OCCIDENTALIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LD 50; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POLLUTANT;

ANIMALIA; REPTILIA; SCELOPORUS OCCIDENTALIS; SQUAMATA;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; DINITROBENZENES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; LETHAL DOSE 50; LIZARDS; MALE;

EID: 42449141489     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/07-149R.1     Document Type: Article

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