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Sperm bioassay for detecting acute toxicity of chemical pollutants

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A starfish sperm bioassay for detecting chemical pollutants is described. KCN and HgCl2 inhibited O2 consumption of spermatozoa by 50% at 0.07 ng/ml and 0.3 ng/ml respectively.

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  1. M. M. Mahadevan (Director)

    Present address: IVF Laboratory, Endocrine/Infertility Clinic, Health Sciences Centre, Univ. of Calgary, Hospital Dr N.W., T2N 4N1, Calgary, Canada

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Caulfield Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia

    M. M. Mahadevan (Director)

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I am grateful to Dr B. Hart for advice and supervision.

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Mahadevan, M.M. Sperm bioassay for detecting acute toxicity of chemical pollutants. Experientia 42, 85–86 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01975908

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