Developmental and reproductive toxicity of inorganic arsenic: Animal studies and human concerns

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part B: Critical Reviews

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 199-237

  Golub, Mari S ^a   Macintosh, Michael S ^a   Baumrind, Nikki ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENATE SODIUM; ARSENIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; ARSENITE SODIUM; ARSENOUS ACID DERIVATIVE; FRESH WATER; ORGANOARSENIC DERIVATIVE; OXIDE; SODIUM DERIVATIVE; TERATOGENIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARSENIC POISONING; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ARSENATES; ARSENIC POISONING; ARSENICALS; ARSENITES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; MALE; OXIDES; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; REPRODUCTION; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TERATOGENS;

EID: 0032110350     PISSN: 10937404     EISSN: 15216950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10937409809524552     Document Type: Article

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