Transplacental carcinogenic potential of the carbamate fungicide mancozeb

Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology and Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 127-131

  Shukla, Yogeshwer ^a   Arora, Annu ^a  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

DMBA; Mancozeb; Mouse; Skin tumor; TPA; Transplacental carcinogenicity

Indexed keywords

7,12 DIMETHYLBENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; CARBAMATE INSECTICIDE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; MANCOZEB; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; TUMOR PROMOTER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PLACENTA BARRIER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; TUMOR CELL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035031792     PISSN: 07318898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/jenvironpatholtoxicoloncol.v20.i2.70     Document Type: Article

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