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Assessing Atrazine-Induced Toxicities in Bufo bufo gargarizans Cantor

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Title
Assessing Atrazine-Induced Toxicities in Bufo bufo gargarizans Cantor
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Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, December 2014
DOI 10.1007/s00128-014-1441-0
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Linlin Sai, Qingbo Wu, Binpeng Qu, Cunxiang Bo, Gongchang Yu, Qiang Jia, Lin Xie, Yuezhong Li, Qiming Guo, Jack C. Ng, Cheng Peng

Abstract

Atrazine (AZ), a widely used herbicide has drawn attentions for its potential impacts on amphibians. This study aims to investigate the toxicity of AZ in Bufo bufo gargarizans Cantor (B. bufo gargarizans), a species of toad commonly found in China and countries in East Asia. We treated tadpoles with 0.1, 1, 10 and 100 μg/L AZ for 85 days and examined related parameters. The results showed that the mortality of the toads in the treatment group increased dramatically in a U-shaped dose-response relationship. The hindlimb extension and metamorphosis rate of the toads were significantly inhibited by AZ at 10 and 100 μg/L. Under the same condition, there were significant progressive changes in the testicular structures. Moreover, we found that AZ has no significant effects on growth, sex ratios, gonadal morphology, forelimb emergence and histology in the ovaries. Our results support the idea that environmental contaminants including AZ may be relevant to global amphibian decline.

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Country Count As %
Portugal 1 4%
Unknown 25 96%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 3 12%
Student > Doctoral Student 3 12%
Student > Master 2 8%
Student > Ph. D. Student 2 8%
Librarian 1 4%
Other 4 15%
Unknown 11 42%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5 19%
Environmental Science 4 15%
Medicine and Dentistry 2 8%
Business, Management and Accounting 1 4%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 1 4%
Other 2 8%
Unknown 11 42%
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#3,090
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