Toxicity profiles and solvent-toxicant interference in the planarian Schmidtea mediterranea after dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) exposure

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 319-326

  Stevens, An Sofie ^a   Pirotte, Nicky ^a   Plusquin, Michelle ^a   Willems, Maxime ^b,c   Neyens, Thomas ^a   Artois, Tom ^a   Smeets, Karen ^a  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Aquatic Toxicology   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Different biological levels; DMSO; Planarians; Solvent toxicant interference; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; SOLVENT; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EXPOSURE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYDROPHOBICITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHMIDTEA MEDITERRANEA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STEM CELL; TOXICITY TESTING; TURBELLARIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS;

ANIMALIA; PLANARIA; SCHMIDTEA MEDITERRANEA; TURBELLARIA;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CELL PROLIFERATION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; PLANARIANS; SOLVENTS; STEM CELLS; TOXICITY TESTS; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 84921855382     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: 10991263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.3011     Document Type: Article

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