Chronic toxicity of di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate in rats

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 433-443

  David, Raymond M ^a   Moore, Michael R ^b   Finney, Dean C ^c   Guest, Derek ^a  

^a EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY   (United States)

^b UK   (United States)

^c EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic toxicity; DEHP; di(2 ethylhexyl) phthalate; Kidney; Pancreas; Testes

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEMOGLOBIN; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; UREA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ADENOMA; RAT; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034044372     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/55.2.433     Document Type: Article

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