Assessment of embryotoxic effects of cadmium, lead and copper on Xenopus laevis

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2528-2535

  Güngördü, Abbas ^a   Birhanli, Ayçe ^a   Ozmen, Murat ^a  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; FETAX; Malformations; Metals; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

ASSAY; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOMARKER; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FROG; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTION EFFECT; TOXICITY;

ANURA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 78650347216     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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