Immunotoxicological consequences of perinatal chemical exposures: A plea for inclusion of immune parameters in reproduction studies

Toxicology

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 185-191

  Van Loveren, Henk ^a   Vos, Jeff ^a   Putman, Esther ^a   Piersma, Aldert ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Developmental toxicity; Immunotoxicity; OECD guidelines; Pre postnatal

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; CHEMICAL COMPOUND;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; RODENT; TARGET ORGAN; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOTOXINS; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN; TOXICOLOGY;

NEOPLEA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0037394594     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-483X(02)00608-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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