Use of Paramecium species in bioassays for environmental risk management: Determination of IC50 values for water pollutants

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 429-435

  Miyoshi, Norikazu ^a   Kawano, Tomonori ^b,d   Tanaka, Miho ^b,e   Kadono, Takashi ^b,d   Kosaka, Toshikazu ^b   Kunimoto, Manabu ^c,f   Takahashi, Tadao ^a   Hosoya, Hiroshi ^b  

^a NISHIKYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KITAKYUSHU   (Japan)

^e CEMAGREF   (France)

^f KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

IC50; Model chemical pollutants; Paramecium species; Protozoa; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; IC 50; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PARAMECIUM; WATER POLLUTION;

PARAMECIUM; PARAMECIUM CAUDATUM; PARAMECIUM TRICHIUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 9944256776     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.49.429     Document Type: Article

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