Life-cycle exposure of fathead minnows to a mixture of six common pharmaceuticals and triclosan

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

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 633-641

  Parrott, J L ^a   Bennie, D T ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TRICLOSAN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CANADA; CYPRINIFORMES; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TOXICITY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GROWTH; LIFE CYCLE; MALE; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; ORGAN SIZE; OVARY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEWAGE; SURVIVAL; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CANADA; CYPRINIDAE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG TOXICITY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; GROWTH; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; OVARY; OVUM; SURVIVAL; TESTIS; TRICLOSAN; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 64049086408     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390902769428     Document Type: Article

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