Rapid sublethal toxicity assessment using bioluminescent Caenorhabditis elegans, a novel whole-animal metabolic biosensor.

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Published in Toxicol Sci on March 18, 2009

Authors

Cristina Lagido1, Debbie McLaggan, Aileen Flett, Jonathan Pettitt, L Anne Glover

Author Affiliations

1: Institute of Medical Sciences, School of Medical sciences, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB252ZD, Scotland, UK. c.lagido@abdn.ac.uk

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