Low-frequency hearing loss following perinatal exposure to 3,3',4,4',5-pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB 126) in rats

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 299-301

  Crofton, Kevin M ^a   Rice, Deborah C ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH DIVISION   (Canada)

Author keywords

3,3',4,4',5 Pentachlorobiphenyl; Ototoxicity, developmental; PCB126

Indexed keywords

3,3',4,4',5 PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OTOTOXICITY; PERINATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; LACTATION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS;

EID: 0032965435     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-0362(98)00065-8     Document Type: Article

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