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http://dx.doi.org/10.11626/KJEB.2012.30.4.287

Effects of Heavy Metals on Amphibian Embryos, Tadpoles, and Adults  

Park, Chan Jin (Department of Life Science, College of Natural Sciences, Hanyang University)
Ahn, Hyo Min (Department of Life Science, College of Natural Sciences, Hanyang University)
Gye, Myung Chan (Department of Life Science, College of Natural Sciences, Hanyang University)
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Korean Journal of Environmental Biology / v.30, no.4, 2012 , pp. 287-306 More about this Journal
Abstract
Amphibian population declines globally. Environmental contamination by heavy metals has been suspected to the one of the reason for distinction of amphibian which has obligate aquatic life style during larval period. Amphibians have been widely accepted as animal model for the study of endocrine disruption in aquatic ecosystem at molecular as well as individual levels. There are increasing need for toxicological data in amphibians at multiple endpoints for management of contamination and development of safety guidelines. Here, we reviewed toxicological information about toxicity of heavy metals (arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, mercury, nickel, zinc) on various end-point of amphibian.
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Heavy metals; Amphibian; Developmental toxicity;
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