Two-generation reproduction and developmental neurotoxicity study with sodium chlorite in the rat

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 291-303

  Gill, Michael W ^a,b   Swanson, Mark S ^c   Murphy, Sandra R ^d   Bailey, Graham P ^e  

^a Toxicology/Regulatory Services Inc   (United States)

^b BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY   (United States)

^c Vulcan Chemicals   (United States)

^d Elf Atochem North America Inc   (United States)

^e IQVIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorine dioxide; Disinfection; Hematology; Nervous system; Reproduction; Sodium chlorite; Thyroid hormones

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; SODIUM CHLORITE; THYROID HORMONE;

ANEMIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HEMATOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MAZE TEST; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STARTLE REFLEX; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CHLORIDES; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; GROWTH; HEMOGLOBINS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REPRODUCTION; THYROID GLAND; THYROID HORMONES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033858452     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-1263(200007/08)20:4<291::AID-JAT658>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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