Chronic toxicity of dietary 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin to mink

Veterinary and Human Toxicology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 134-139

  Hochstein, J R ^a   Render, J A ^a,b   Bursian, S J ^a   Aulerich, R J ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOOD POISONING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MINK; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULB; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY TESTS; DIET; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; LEUKOCYTES; LIVER; LONGEVITY; MINK; NAIL DISEASES; ORGAN SIZE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN; TOXICITY TESTS;

ANIMALIA; MUSTELA VISON;

EID: 0035020961     PISSN: 01456296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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