Developmental toxicity of metaldehyde in the embryos of Lymnaea stagnalis (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) co-exposed to the synergist piperonyl butoxide

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 543, Issue , 2016, Pages 37-43

  Hallett, Katrina C ^a   Atfield, Andrew ^a   Comber, Sean ^a   Hutchinson, Thomas H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Detoxication; Mollusc; Molluscicide; OECD; Pesticide; Piperonyl butoxide

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CROPS; METALS; PESTICIDES; SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

CONCENTRATION RANGES; DETOXICATION; DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY; EXPOSURE CONCENTRATION; LABORATORY STUDIES; MOLLUSCICIDE; OECD; PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE;

MOLLUSCS;

METALDEHYDE; PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE; WATER; ACETALDEHYDE; WATER POLLUTANT;

EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GUIDELINE; OECD; PESTICIDE; SLUG; SNAIL; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO GROWTH; EMBRYOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GROWTH RATE; HATCHLING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LYMNAEA STAGNALIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; TOXICITY TESTING; UNITED KINGDOM; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG POTENTIATION; EMBRYOLOGY; LYMNAEA; NONMAMMALIAN EMBRYO; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTANT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

GASTROPODA; LYMNAEA STAGNALIS; MOLLUSCA; PULMONATA;

ACETALDEHYDE; ANIMALS; DRUG SYNERGISM; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; LYMNAEA; PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE; TOXICITY TESTS, CHRONIC; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84946600380     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.11.040     Document Type: Article

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