Developmental toxicity of two trimethylbenzene isomers, mesitylene and pseudocumene, in rats following inhalation exposure

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1055-1063

  Saillenfait, A M ^a   Gallissot, F ^a   Sabate, J P ^a   Morel, G ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE ET DE SÉCURITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Developmental toxicity; Inhalation; Mesitylene; Pseudocumene; Rat; Trimethylbenzene

Indexed keywords

1,2,4 TRIMETHYLBENZENE; 1,3,5 TRIMETHYLBENZENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS WEIGHT; FOOD INTAKE; GESTATION PERIOD; ISOMER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RAT; TERATOGENICITY; TOXICITY; VAPOR; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 17044407098     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2005.02.008     Document Type: Article

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