Detailed Review Paper on Amphibian Metamorphosis Assay for the Detection of Thyroid Active Substances
By: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Series: OECD Series on Testing and Assessment -- no.46
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 106
ISBN-13: 9789264079144
Subjects: Ecology; Euthenics; Nature and nurture; Adaptation (Biology)
Description: This Detailed Review Paper (DRP) is intended to provide the current state-of-the-knowledge in the area of amphibian metamorphosis with the view to use amphibian metamorphosis as a model for the detection of chemicals affecting the thyroid axis in vertebrates.