A review on toxicity of 2-bromopropane: Mainly on its reproductive toxicity

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 179-191

  Takeuchi, Yasuhiro ^a   Ichihara, Gaku ^a   Kamijima, Michihiro ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

2 Bromopropane; Animals; Bromopropanes; Chlorofluorocarbons; Hematopoietic toxicity; Humans; Organic solvent; Ozone layer; Reproductive toxicity

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFLUOROCARBON; PROPANE;

ANOVULATION; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; HUMAN; KOREA; LC 50; MALE INFERTILITY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PANCYTOPENIA; RAT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0031404785     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.39.179     Document Type: Review

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