Developmental toxicity of dietary zinc deficiency in New Zealand white rabbits

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 781-789

  Pitt, Jeffrey A ^a,b   Zoellner, Michael J ^b   Carney, Edward W ^a,c  

^a Devmtl and Reproductive Toxicology   (United States)

^b DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental toxicity; Metallothionein; Rabbit; Zinc

Indexed keywords

LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; METALLOTHIONEIN; ZINC;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO RESORPTION; EMBRYOTOXICITY; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PREGNANCY; RABBIT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TERATOGENICITY; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO LOSS; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; PREGNANCY; RABBITS; ZINC;

EID: 0031282717     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6238(97)00061-0     Document Type: Article

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