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BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY
Volume 81, Issue 3, Pages 262-265Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-008-9475-9
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endosulfan; embryonic development; Bombina orientalis
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The developmental toxicity of endosulfan was examined in the anuran Bombina orientalis embryos. Survival rates of embryos following 50 mu M endosulfan treatment was significantly lower than vehicle control at 96 h onward. When the embryos develop to the tail fin circulation stage, embryonic survival was significantly decreased by 10 mu M endosulfan treatment. Surviving embryos showed various developmental abnormalities including tail dysplasia at 50 mu M. By hampering the embryonic development endosulfan may cause the decline in the natural populations of this frog species breeding on farmland and in the surrounding aquatic environment.
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