Maternal and fetal toxicity of methylmercuric chloride administered to pregnant fischer 344 rats

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 415-425

  Jin Heon, J H ^a   Don Hee, D H ^a  

^a Inje University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURIC CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYOTOXICITY; FETOTOXICITY; FETUS; KIDNEY; LD 50; LIVER; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKELETON MALFORMATION; SPLEEN; TERATOGENICITY; TISSUE LEVEL; TOXICOKINETICS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL RESORPTION; LETHAL DOSE 50; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; OSTEOGENESIS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; GOES;

EID: 0029123635     PISSN: 00984108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287399509532005     Document Type: Article

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