Do short-term, reduced-volume methods accurately reflect chronic toxic effects in the cladoceran Ceriodaphnia dubia? A study with the reference toxicant hexavalent chromium
Cladocerans are frequently used as test organisms in aquatic toxicology studies. For practical reasons (bioethical and economic), efforts are currently made in search of alternative animal models and in defining short-lasting test methods that will allow reliable evaluation of the chronic effect of...
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-12-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Environmental Science |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1321257/full |