Sublethal effects of atrazine on embryo-larval development of Rhinella arenarum (Anura: Bufonidae)

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1251-1259

  Svartz, Gabriela V ^a   Herkovits, Jorge ^a   Pérez Coll, Cristina S ^b  

^a Fundacion PROSAMA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Amphibian development; Atrazine; Neurotoxicity; Rhinella arenarum; Sublethal effects; Teratogenesis

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE;

ATRAZINE; BIOASSAY; EMBRYO; HERBICIDE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; TOAD; TOXICITY;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; BLASTULA; BODY SIZE; BRAIN MALFORMATION; BUFONIDAE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYOTOXICITY; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LETHALITY; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; METAMORPHOSIS; MICROCEPHALY; NEUROECTODERM; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINELLA ARENARUM; TERATOGENICITY;

ANIMALS; ATRAZINE; BUFO ARENARUM; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; HERBICIDES; LARVA; LETHAL DOSE 50; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; TERATOGENS;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO AMERICANUS; BUFONIDAE;

EID: 84862838377     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: 15733017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-012-0880-9     Document Type: Article

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