Developmental disruptions induced by insect growth regulator (novaluron) in Bufo melanostictus tadpoles

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 431-436

  Pancharatna, Katti ^a   Ghodageri, Manjunath ^a   Deshpande, Prasad A ^a   Javalkar, Rutesh ^a  

^a KARNATAK UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bufo melanostictus; Developmental disruption; Limb development; Metamorphosis; Novaluron; Tail regeneration

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; NOVALURON; RETINOL; THYROXINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CARBANILAMIDE DERIVATIVE; JUVENILE HORMONE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BUFO MELANOSTICTUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; LOCOMOTION; METAMORPHOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TADPOLE; TISSUE REGENERATION; ANIMAL; BUFONIDAE; DRUG EFFECTS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; PHYSIOLOGY; REGENERATION; SURGERY; TAIL; TIME; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; BUFONIDAE; JUVENILE HORMONES; LARVA; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; PHENYLUREA COMPOUNDS; REGENERATION; TAIL; THYROXINE; TIME FACTORS; VITAMIN A; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 77955370274     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: 10991263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.1514     Document Type: Article

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