Toxicity of PCBs (aroclor-1221, 1254) to embryos and larvae of Xenopus laevis

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 379-384

  Zhou, J M ^a   Qin, Z F ^a   Cong, L ^a   Xu, X B ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROCLOR; AROCLOR 1221; AROCLOR 1254; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HATCHING; LARVA; NONHUMAN; SURVIVAL; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; AROCLOR 1254; AROCLORS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; LARVA; LETHAL DOSE 50; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

VERTEBRATA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 4644253674     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-004-0439-4     Document Type: Article

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