Potency of monomethyl-, dimethylformamide and some of their metabolites to induce abnormal development in a limb bud organ culture

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 123-132

  Klug, S ^b   Merker, H J ^b   Jackh R ^a  

^a BASF SE   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dimethylformamide; Glutathione related toxicity; Limb buds; Monomethylformamid; N acetyl S (N methylcarbamoyl)cysteine; Organ culture

Indexed keywords

DRUG METABOLITE; GLUTATHIONE DERIVATIVE; N METHYLFORMAMIDE; N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EMBRYO; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; IN VITRO STUDY; LIMB BUD; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN CULTURE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TECHNIQUE; TERATOGENESIS;

EID: 0032055059     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-2333(97)00094-5     Document Type: Article

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