Amelioration of TCDD-induced teratogenesis in aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR)-null mice

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 86-92

  Peters, Jeffrey M ^a   Narotsky, Michael G ^b   Elizondo, Guillermo ^a   Fernandez Salguero, Pedro M ^a   Gonzalez, Frank J ^a   Abbott, Barbara D ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

2,3,7,8 tetrachlorodibenzo p dioxin (TCDD); Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR); Developmental toxicity; Teratogenicity

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; CORN OIL;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL TERATOGENESIS; CLEFT PALATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HYDRONEPHROSIS; KIDNEY PELVIS; MALE; MOUSE; MULTIPLE MALFORMATION SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; URETER DILATATION;

EID: 0032938107     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/47.1.86     Document Type: Article

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