NTP Technical Report on the Toxicity Studies of Benzophenone (CAS No. 119-61-9) Administered in Feed to F344/N Rats and B6C3F1Mice

NTP Technical Report on the Toxicity Studies Series

Volumn TOX-61, Issue , 2000, Pages 1-90

  Chhabra, Rajendra S ^b   Bucher, J R ^b   Chapin, R E ^b   Smith, C S ^b   Travlos, G S ^b   Witt, K L ^a   Kurtz, P J ^b   Freeman, G B ^b   Toft, J D ^b   Yarrington, J T ^b   Hildebrandt, P K ^b   Dixon, D ^c   Mahler, J ^c   Malarkey, D E ^c   Matthews, J S Prescott ^d   Radovsky, A ^c   Wolf, D ^d   Hardisty, J F ^b   Botts, S ^b   Cocanougher, T ^b   Gulati, D K ^b   Russell, S ^b   Morris, R W ^b   Kendrick, D E ^b   McGowan, K P ^b   Scott, J T ^b   Gunnels, S R ^b   MacRi Hanson, A M ^b   Paal, E S ^b   Rainer, M L ^b   Sharp, W D ^b   Swift, S M ^b   more..

^a INTEGRATED LABORATORY SYSTEMS   (United States)

^b PATHCO Inc ^*

^c National Toxicology Program

^d Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOPHENONE; BENZOPHENONE DERIVATIVE; CARCINOGEN; CYTOCHROME P450; MUTAGENIC AGENT; TERATOGENIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CARCINOGEN TESTING; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FISCHER 344 RAT; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; MUTAGEN TESTING; ORGAN SIZE; PREGNANCY; QUALITY CONTROL; RAT; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; BENZOPHENONES; BODY WEIGHT; CARCINOGENICITY TESTS; CARCINOGENS; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; ORGAN SIZE; PREGNANCY; QUALITY CONTROL; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; REPRODUCTION; TERATOGENS;

EID: 0034174925     PISSN: 23788984     EISSN: 23788992     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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