An evaluation of the carcinogenic potential of the herbicide alachlor to man

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 363-391

  Heydens, W F ^a   Wilson, A G E ^a   Kier, L D ^a   Lau, H ^b   Thake, D C ^a   Martens, M A ^c  

^a MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

^b Mitchell Madison Group   (United States)

^c Monsanto Europe NV   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alachlor; Human carcinogenic potential; Non genotoxic carcinogenesis

Indexed keywords

ALACHLOR; CYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE; HERBICIDE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BILIARY EXCRETION; BIOASSAY; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; CELL DAMAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; ENTEROCHROMAFFIN CELL; ENTEROHEPATIC CIRCULATION; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; GENOTOXICITY; GLUCURONIDATION; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER METABOLISM; MALE; METABOLITE; MONKEY; MOUSE; MUTAGEN TESTING; NONHUMAN; NOSE TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEM CELL; STOMACH TUMOR; THYROID TUMOR; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; TOXICITY TESTING;

ACETAMIDES; ANIMALS; CARCINOGENS; HERBICIDES; HUMANS;

EID: 0032969736     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/096032799678840219     Document Type: Article

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