Supernumerary lumbar rib: Manifestation of basic alteration in embryonic development of ribs

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 115-119

  Branch, Stacy ^a,b   Rogers, John M ^a   Brownie, Cecil F ^b   Chernoff, Neu ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dinoseb; Food and water deprivation; Restraint stress; Supernumerary lumbar rib; Surgical stress; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

DINOSEB;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FETUS; FOOD DEPRIVATION; LIMB MALFORMATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB; SURGICAL STRESS; WATER DEPRIVATION;

2,4-DINITROPHENOL; ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ANIMALS; FASTING; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; MICE; PESTICIDES; PREGNANCY; RIBS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029930197     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1263(199603)16:2<115::AID-JAT309>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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