Toluene depresses plasma corticosterone in pregnant rats

Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 148-152

  Hougaard, Karin S ^a   Hansen, Åse M ^a   Hass, Ulla ^b   Lund, Søren P ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b DANISH VETERINARY AND FOOD ADMINISTRATION   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOSTERONE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; TOLUENE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RAT; STRESS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIRTH WEIGHT; CORTICOSTERONE; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPRODUCTION; SOLVENTS; STRESS; TOLUENE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037356216     PISSN: 09019928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0773.2003.920308.x     Document Type: Article

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