Reproductive and neurobehavioural effects of lac dye administered in the diet to mice

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 373-380

  Tanaka, Toyohito ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Behavioural development; Lac dye; Maze learning; Mice; Movement activity; Reproductive toxicity

Indexed keywords

FOOD DYE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO; SWIMMING; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030927276     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652039709374540     Document Type: Article

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