Electron microscopy of gold nanoparticle intake in the gut of Daphnia magna

Nanotoxicology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-48

  Lovern, Sarah B ^a   Owen, Heather A ^b   Klaper, Rebecca ^b  

^a Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

accumulation; Daphnia magna; gold nanoparticle; toxicology; uptake

Indexed keywords

EID: 57849127727     PISSN: 17435390     EISSN: 17435404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17435390801935960     Document Type: Article

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