Teratology evaluation of methyl tertiary butyl ether in rats and mice

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1985, Pages 797-809

  Conaway, C Clifford ^a,d   Schroeder, Raymond E ^b   Snyder, Neil K ^c,e   Holdsworth, C E ^c  

^a Texaco Inc Beacon   (United States)

^b Bio/dynamics Inc ^*  (United States)

^c AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Atlantic Richfield Co ^*  (United States)

^e BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BONE; CONGENITAL DISORDER; EMBRYO; FETUS; INTOXICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKELETON MALFORMATION; TERATOGENICITY;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; BONE AND BONES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHERS; FEMALE; FETAL RESORPTION; FETUS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS;

EID: 0022333269     PISSN: 00984108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287398509530789     Document Type: Article

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