The use of in vitro fertilization in the Frog Embryo Teratogenesis Assay in Xenopus (FETAX) and its applications to ecotoxicology

C Vismara; G Bernardini; P Bonfanti; A Colombo; M Camatini

doi:10.1016/s0048-9697(05)80083-x

The use of in vitro fertilization in the Frog Embryo Teratogenesis Assay in Xenopus (FETAX) and its applications to ecotoxicology

Sci Total Environ. 1993:Suppl Pt 1:787-90. doi: 10.1016/s0048-9697(05)80083-x.

Authors

C Vismara¹, G Bernardini, P Bonfanti, A Colombo, M Camatini

Affiliation

¹ Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Milano, Italy.

PMID: 8108713
DOI: 10.1016/s0048-9697(05)80083-x

Abstract

The Frog Embryo Teratogenesis Assay in Xenopus (FETAX) is a powerful assay for the presence of developmental toxicants in the environment that uses Xenopus embryos. We have applied the test to evaluate a water purification system by testing and comparing the input and the output waters.

MeSH terms

Abnormalities, Drug-Induced / etiology*
Animals
Embryo, Nonmammalian / drug effects
Fertilization in Vitro
Teratogens / toxicity*
Water Supply / standards*
Xenopus / embryology*

Substances

Teratogens