Effects of four trihalomethanes on DNA strand breaks, renal hyaline droplet formation and serum testosterone in male F-344 rats

Cancer Letters

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 235-242

  Potter, C L ^a   Chang, L W ^b   Deangelo, A B ^c   Daniel, F B ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA strand breaks; Hyaline droplets; Testosterone; Trihalomethanes; 2u globulin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 GLOBULIN; BROMINE; CHLORINE; HYALIN; TESTOSTERONE; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TRIHALOMETHANE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; KIDNEY CANCER; KIDNEY TUBULE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030578862     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3835(96)04331-5     Document Type: Article

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