Evaluation of the annual killifish Nothobranchius guentheri as a tool for rapid acute toxicity screening.
Environ Toxicol Chem
; 18(10): 2258-2261, 1999 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-29857618
ABSTRACT
This study evaluated the use of Nothobranchius guentheri as a novel organism for rapid acute toxicity screening. A major advantage of the species is that there is no need to maintain a continuous culture to have organisms immediately available for testing. Rather, the embryos are viable under long-term storage conditions and can be hatched within a few hours. The tests require only 24 h with standard laboratory equipment. Sensitivity levels for 11 representative toxicants were comparable to those reported for five of the standard U.S. Environmental Protection Agency test species requiring continuous culture.
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1999
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