Histopathologic changes in the testes of rats exposed to dibromoacetic acid

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 47-56

  Linder, Ralph E ^a   Klinefelter, Gary R ^a   Strader, Lillian F ^a   Veeramachaneni, D N Rao ^b   Roberts, Naomi L ^a   Suarez, Juan D ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

dibromoacetic acid; disinfectant by product; epididymis; histopathology; male rat; sequential changes; subchronic; testis

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BROMOACETIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIBROMOACETIC ACID; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDIDYMIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; RAT STRAIN; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; TESTIS;

ACETIC ACIDS; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA; CAPUT;

EID: 0030951408     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6238(96)00196-7     Document Type: Article

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