Developmental toxicity interactions of salicylic acid and radiofrequency radiation or 2-methoxyethanol in rats

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 137-145

  Nelson, B K ^a   Snyder, Diana L ^a   Shaw, Peter B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Additivity; Antagonism; Developmental toxicity; Exposure standards; Glycol ethers; Industrial solvents; Interactions; Intervention strategies; RF radiation; Synergism

Indexed keywords

2 METHOXYETHANOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CORN OIL; ETHYLENE GLYCOL DERIVATIVE; SALICYLIC ACID; TERATOGENIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; EXENCEPHALY; FEMALE; FETUS MALFORMATION; FETUS RESORPTION; GASTROSCHISIS; HYPERTHERMIA; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SPINA BIFIDA; TERATOGENICITY;

ABNORMALITIES; ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DRUG SYNERGISM; ETHYLENE GLYCOLS; FEMALE; FETAL RESORPTION; MALE; PREGNANCY; RADIO WAVES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SALICYLIC ACID; TERATOGENS;

EID: 0033103908     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6238(98)00071-9     Document Type: Article

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