NTP Technical Report on the Toxicity Studies of Methacrylonitrile (CAS No. 126-98-7) Administered by Gavage to F344/N Rats and B6C3F1Mice

NTP Technical Report on the Toxicity Studies Series

Volumn TOX-47, Issue , 2000, Pages 1-100

  Ghanayem, Burhan I ^d   Bucher, J R ^d   Chapin, R E ^d   Chhabra, R S ^d   Elwell, M R ^d   Smith, C S ^d   Travlos, G S ^d   Witt, K L ^a   Kurtz, P J ^d   Freeman, G B ^d   Ryan, M J ^d   Toft, J D ^d   Yarrington, J T ^d   Seely, J C ^b   Mahler, J ^c   Botts, S ^d   Wells, M ^d   Cocanougher, T ^d   Gulati, D K ^d   Russell, S ^d   Morris, R W ^d   McGowan, K P ^d   Mauney, M A ^d   Mintz, N G ^d   Scott, J T ^d   Gunnels, S R ^d   MacRi Hanson, A M ^d   Sharp, W D ^d   Swift, S M ^d   Willis, R A ^d   more..

^a INTEGRATED LABORATORY SYSTEMS   (United States)

^b Pathology Associates International

^c National Toxicology Program

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN; METHACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; METHACRYLONITRILE; MUTAGENIC AGENT; NITRILE; TERATOGENIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BODY WEIGHT; CARCINOGEN TESTING; CHEMISTRY; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FISCHER 344 RAT; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; MUTAGEN TESTING; ORGAN SIZE; PREGNANCY; QUALITY CONTROL; RAT; TIME;

ANIMALS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BODY WEIGHT; CARCINOGENICITY TESTS; CARCINOGENS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; MALE; METHACRYLATES; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; NITRILES; ORGAN SIZE; PREGNANCY; QUALITY CONTROL; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; TERATOGENS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034191063     PISSN: 23788984     EISSN: 23788992     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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