Brine shrimp lethality assay

  • Quazi Sahely Sarah Division of Arsenic Research, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Basic Science and Paraclinical Science, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh.
  • Fatema Chowdhury Anny Division of Arsenic Research, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Basic Science and Paraclinical Science, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh.
  • Mir Misbahuddin Division of Arsenic Research, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Basic Science and Paraclinical Science, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4667-1005
Keywords: Brine shrimp, Lethality assay
DOI: 10.3329/bjp.v12i2.32796

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2017-06-05

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