Abstract
Summary
Two non-ionic detergents, Tween 80 and Triton X-100, have been compared with respect to their toxicity to chick embryos. Tween 80 was found to be 20 times less toxic than Triton X-100. The possibility is considered that with the increasing age of the embryos there is a decrease in the toxicity of both detergents.
The authors are indebted to Dr. John C. krantz, Jr., University of Maryland, Baltimore, for his ciritical and constructive comments concerning the manuscript and the reported experiments.
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