The use of the zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryo for the acute toxicity testing of surfactants, as a possible alternative to the acute fish test

ATLA Alternatives to Laboratory Animals

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 231-238

  Vaughan, Martin ^a   Van Egmond, Roger ^b  

^a ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute test; Alternative; Embryo; Surfactants; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ANIONIC SURFACTANT; CATIONIC SURFACTANT; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EMBRYO; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STANDARD; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER QUALITY; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO;

EID: 77954936188     PISSN: 02611929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026119291003800310     Document Type: Article

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