Morphological and behavioral alterations induced by endocrine disrupters in amphibian tadpoles

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2012-2021

  Ghodageri, Manjunath G ^a   Pancharatna, Katti ^a  

^a KARNATAK UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bufo melanostictus; EDCs; metamorphosis; organogenesis; tadpole

Indexed keywords

BUFO MELANOSTICTUS; EDCS; METAMORPHOSIS; ORGANOGENESIS; TADPOLE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; EGG DEVELOPMENT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FROG; LARVA; METAMORPHOSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; TOXICITY TEST;

AMPHIBIA; BUFO; BUFO MELANOSTICTUS; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 84858328041     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772248.2011.621595     Document Type: Article

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