NTP center for the evaluation of risks to human reproduction: Phthalates expert panel report on the reproductive and developmental toxicity of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 529-653

  Kavlock, Robert ^a   Boekelheide, Kim ^b   Chapin, Robert ^c   Cunningham, Michael ^c   Faustman, Elaine ^d   Foster, Paul ^e   Golub, Mari ^f   Henderson, Rogene ^g   Hinberg, Irwin ^h   Little, Ruth ^c   Seed, Jennifer ^h   Shea, Katherine ⁱ   Tabacova, Sonia ^j   Tyl, Rochelle ^h   Williams, Paige ^k   Zacharewski, Timothy ^l  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicologys   (United States)

^f CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^g LOVELACE RESPIRATORY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

ⁱ DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^k HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^l MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Developmental toxicity; Di(2 ethylhexyl) phthalate; Exposure; Reproductive toxicity; Review; Risk evaluation; Systemic toxicity; Toxicokinetics

Indexed keywords

DI-N-HEXYL PHTHALATE; PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID DIHEXYL ESTER; PLASTICIZER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; GENETIC TOXICOLOGY; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; RAT; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY; TOXICOKINETICS; UNITED STATES; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036755741     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6238(02)00032-1     Document Type: Article

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