Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether Inhalation in Rats: A Single Generation Reproduction Study

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1987, Pages 519-534

  Biles, Robert W ^a   Schroeder, Raymond E ^b   Holdsworth, Charles E ^c  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

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

^c AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

inhalation; methyl tertiary butyl ether; oxygenated hydrocarbons; reproduction study; single generation

Indexed keywords

TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INHALATION; LACTATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ANIMAL; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ETHERS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LACTATION; MALE; ORGAN WEIGHT; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; REPRODUCTION; SEX BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 0023628038     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: 14770393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074823378700300406     Document Type: Article

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