Toxicological manifestations of 2,4,5,-2’,4’,5’-, 2,3,6,2’,3’,6’-, and 3,4,5,3’,4’,5’- hexachloro biphenyl and aroclor 1254 in mink

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1985, Pages 63-79

  Aulerich, Richard J ^a   Bursian, Steven J ^a   Breslin, William J ^a   Olson, Barbara A ^a   Ringer, Robert K ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; DRUG METABOLIZING ENZYME; HEXACHLOROBIPHENYL; NORADRENALIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; INTOXICATION; MAMMAL; MINK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AMINOPYRINE N-DEMETHYLASE; ANIMALS; AROCLOR 1254; AROCLORS; BENZOPYRENE HYDROXYLASE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP1A1; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; DOPAMINE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; MICROSOMES, LIVER; MINK; NOREPINEPHRINE; ORGAN SIZE; OXIDOREDUCTASES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REPRODUCTION; SEROTONIN;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MUSTELA VISON;

EID: 0021912865     PISSN: 00984108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287398509530636     Document Type: Article

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