Embryotoxic and teratogenic effects of pesticides in chick embryos: A comparative study using two commercial formulations

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 166-174

  Uggini, Gowri K ^a   Patel, Prabhudas V ^a   Balakrishnan, Suresh ^a  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

Author keywords

Chlorpyrifos; Cypermethrin; In ovo; Rhode Island Red; Skeletal deformities; Spinosad; Teratogenicity

Indexed keywords

CHLORPYRIFOS; CYPERMETHRINS; RHODE ISLAND; SKELETAL DEFORMITIES; SPINOSAD; TERATOGENICITY;

INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES;

BACTERIA;

PESTICIDE; SPINOSAD;

BACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EMBRYO; FERMENTATION; GROWTH RATE; HATCHING; INSECTICIDE; MORPHOLOGY; POLLUTION EFFECT; POULTRY; SKELETON; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

ARTICLE; CHICK EMBRYO; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONIC GROWTH; EMBRYOTOXICITY; HATCHING; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETON MALFORMATION; TERATOGENICITY;

ANIMALS; CHICK EMBRYO; CHLORPYRIFOS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EGGS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; MACROLIDES; OVUM; PESTICIDES; PYRETHRINS; RHODE ISLAND; TERATOGENS; ZYGOTE;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SPONDIAS PURPUREA;

EID: 84856982729     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: 15227278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20627     Document Type: Article

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