Genotoxic effects of monocrotophos, an organophosphorous pesticide, on an estuarine bivalve, Meretrix ovum

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1618-1623

  Revankar, Preeti R ^a   Shyama, S K ^a  

^a GOA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bivalves; Genotoxicity; Micronucleus test; Monocrotophos; Somatic growth; Total RNA DNA ratio

Indexed keywords

DNA; MONOCROTOPHOS; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIVALVE; BODY GROWTH; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARINE SPECIES; GENOTOXICITY; GILL; GROWTH RETARDATION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; DNA; GILLS; INSECTICIDES; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MONOCROTOPHOS; MUTAGENS; RNA;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; MERETRIX;

EID: 67349206101     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2009.04.010     Document Type: Article

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