The carcinogenicity of dichloroacetic acid in the male Fischer 344 rat

Toxicology

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 207-221

  DeAngelo, Anthony B ^a   Daniel, F Bernard ^b   Most, Bernard M ^c   Olson, Greg R ^d  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d Pathology Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Dichloroacetic acid; Drinking water disinfection by products; Hepatocarcinogenicity

Indexed keywords

DICHLOROACETIC ACID; DRINKING WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; CARCINOGENICITY; CARDIOTOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; DOSE RESPONSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030592952     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-483X(96)03510-X     Document Type: Article

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