Embryotoxicity and teratogenicity studies of poly (DL-Lactide-co-Glycolide) microspheres incorporated tetanus toxoid in Wistar rats

Human & Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 349-351

  Chandrasekaran, R ^a   Giri, D K ^a   Chaudhury, M Roy ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

biodegradable polymer; teratogenicity; tetanus toxoid; vaccine

Indexed keywords

MICROSPHERE; POLYGLACTIN; TETANUS TOXOID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYOTOXICITY; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETON; SOFT TISSUE; TERATOGENICITY;

ANIMALS; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; LACTIC ACID; MICROSPHERES; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYMERS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TERATOGENS; TETANUS TOXOID; TOXICITY TESTS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0029872082     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096032719601500411     Document Type: Article

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