Background: Faba bean toxicity (favism) is a common condition observed in our region. Objective: To develop a short and simple technique involving the use of riboflavin-deficient rats to test in vivo faba bean toxicity. Methods/Results: Sprague Dawley rats were maintained on a riboflavin-deficient diet and their vitamin B2 status was monitored by the assay of erythrocyte glutathione reductase (...

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji toksisitas herbisida golongan asam phenoxy terhadap mortalitas udang vaname, dengan melakukan uji pendahuluan, persistensi, moertalitas dan kualitas air. Rancangan penelitian menggunakan metode regresi analisis probit 6 perlakuan 3 ulangan yaitu A konsentrasi 0 ml/L, B herbisisda DMA-6, 0,025 ml/L air, C 0,005 D 0,075 E 0,1 air F 0,125 Pestisida tidak berp...

The Advisory Committee on Existing Chemicals (BUA) of the Federal Republic of Germany convened a panel with expertise in reproductive and developmental toxicology to evaluate the OECD Screening Tests 421 (Reproduction/Developmental Toxicity Screening Test) and 422 (Combined Repeated Dose Toxicity Study with the Reproduction/Developmental Toxicity Screening Test) with respect to their ability to...