NTP-CERHR Expert Panel report on the reproductive and developmental toxicity of methanol

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 303-390

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Author keywords

ACGIH; ADH; AF PA; Alcohol dehydrogenase; American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists; American Forest Paper Association; American Methanol Institute; AMI; Analysis of variance; ANOVA; apABGlu; Asp; Aspartame; p acetamidobenzoylglutamate

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; FORMIC ACID; LIVER ENZYME; METHANOL;

AIR SAMPLING; BLOOD LEVEL; BONE DEFECT; CARCINOGENICITY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; COGNITION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXENCEPHALY; EXPOSURE; EYE TOXICITY; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GASTRULATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTOXICITY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LETHAL DOSE; METHANOL POISONING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANOGENESIS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POPULATION EXPOSURE; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROGENY; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVIEW; SKULL DEFECT; SPINE MALFORMATION; TERATOGENESIS; TERATOGENICITY; TOXICOKINETICS; VERTEBRA MALFORMATION; WATER SAMPLING;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CARCINOGENS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GROWTH; HAPLORHINI; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFERTILITY; MALE; METHANOL; MICE; MUTAGENS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; RATS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLVENTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TERATOGENS;

EID: 1842685092     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2003.10.013     Document Type: Review

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