Acute toxic effects of endosulfan 35 EC (endocel) upon oral gavage and dietary admixture in Japanese quails

Research Journal of Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 124-131

  Prakash, P J ^a   Rajashekhar, G ^a   Krishnappa, H ^a   Sulaiman, S M ^a   Rao, K Venugopala ^a  

^a Advinus Therapeutics Private Limited Bangalore   (India)

Author keywords

Acute dietary toxicity; Acute oral toxicity; Endosulfan 35 EC; Japanese quails; LC50; LD50

Indexed keywords

ENDOSULFAN; SEX HORMONE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTURNIX; DIETARY INTAKE; FEEDING; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; LC 50; LD 50; MALE; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEXUAL MATURITY; TOXICITY TESTING;

COTURNIX JAPONICA;

EID: 70350297730     PISSN: 18193420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjet.2009.124.131     Document Type: Article

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