The sensitivity and reproducibility of the zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryo test for the screening of waste water quality and for testing the toxicity of chemicals

Alternatives to Laboratory Animals

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 299-311

  Lahnsteiner, Franz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Embryo toxicity; Fish egg test; Fish toxicity; Pollutant; Rainbow trout; Zebra fish

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CYCLOHEXANE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; HYDROQUINONE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; N,N DIMETHYLACETAMIDE; NICKEL CHLORIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NONYLPHENOL; RESMETHRIN; SODIUM NITRITE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FERTILIZATION; NONHUMAN; PAPER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEWAGE TREATMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL RATE; TOXICITY TESTING; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; ZEBRA FISH; ZEBRAFISH EMBRYO TEST;

DANIO RERIO; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS;

EID: 49449117335     PISSN: 02611929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026119290803600308     Document Type: Article

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