Toxicity characterization of environmental chemicals by the US National Toxicology Program: An overview

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 206, Issue 4-5, 2003, Pages 437-445

  Chhabra, Rajendra S ^a,b   Bucher, John R ^a   Wolfe, Mary ^a   Portier, Christopher ^a  

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

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal toxicology; Carcinogenicity; Chronic toxicity; Subchronic toxicity; US National Toxicology Program

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL;

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CANCER SCREENING; CARCINOGENICITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVALUATION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENITAL SYSTEM; GENOTOXICITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TOXICITY TESTING; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0042928119     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1438-4639-00240     Document Type: Article

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