Comparative carcinogenicity in Sprague-Dawley rats of the polychlorinated biphenyl mixtures aroclors 1016, 1242, 1254, and 1260

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 62-76

  Mayes, B A ^a   McConnell, E E ^b   Neal, B H ^c   Brunner, M J ^d   Hamilton, S B ^e   Sullivan, T M ^d   Peters, A C ^d   Ryan, M J ^d   Toft, J D ^d   Singer, A W ^d   Brown Jr , J F ^a   Menton, R G ^d   Moore, J A ^f  

^a GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b ToxPath Inc   (United States)

^c Schwartz Connolly Inc   (United States)

^d BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

^f HealthRisk Strategies   (United States)

Author keywords

Aroclor; Aroclor 1016; Aroclor 1242; Aroclor 1254; Aroclor 1260; Cancer; Carcinogenicity; Liver tumors; Mammary tumors; PCB; Polychlorinated biphenyis; Rat; Risk assessment; Sex difference; Sprague Dawley; Thyroid tumors

Indexed keywords

AROCLOR 1242; AROCLOR 1254; AROCLOR 1260; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CARCINOGENICITY; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; LIVER ADENOMA; LIVER HYPERTROPHY; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; THYROID ADENOMA; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 15644382106     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/toxs.1997.2397     Document Type: Article

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