Embryotoxic effects of oral ametryn exposure in pregnant rats

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 184-189

  Asongalem, E A ^a   Akintonwa, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMETRYN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; EMBRYO RESORPTION; EMBRYOTOXICITY; FEMALE; FETUS WEIGHT; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; LD 50; LIVER; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OSSIFICATION; OVARY; PLACENTA WEIGHT; PREGNANCY; RAT; UTERUS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HERBICIDES; LIVER; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TERATOGENS; TRIAZINES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031013507     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900318     Document Type: Article

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