Reproductive endpoints in general toxicity studies: Are they predictive?

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 489-494

  Chapin, Robert E ^a   Sloane, Richard A ^a   Haseman, Joseph K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Reproductive endpoints; Sperm motility; Toxicity studies; Vaginal cytology

Indexed keywords

1 CHLORO 2,4 DINITROBENZENE; 1 CHLORO 4 NITROBENZENE; 2 METHOXYETHANOL; 4 NITROBENZOIC ACID; AMINOACRIDINE; CARISOPRODOL; CHEMICAL AGENT; CHLOROBENZENE; META CRESOL; NITROBENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ORTHO CRESOL; PARA CRESOL; PHENOLPHTHALEIN; PHOSPHORIC ACID TRIS(2 CHLOROETHYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER; PRIMIDONE; THEOPHYLLINE; TRICRESYL PHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION; RAT; RAT STRAIN; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXICOLOGY; VAGINA; VAGINA CYTOLOGY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; REPRODUCTION; SPERM MOTILITY; TOXICOLOGY; VAGINA;

EID: 0032129112     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6238(98)00026-4     Document Type: Article

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