Health effects classification and its role in the derivation of minimal risk levels: Reproductive and endocrine effects

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 209-217

  Pohl, Hana R ^a   Luukinen, Bryan ^b   Holler, James S ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Health guidance values; MRL; Reproductive effects; RfC; RfD

Indexed keywords

1,2 DIBROMO 3 CHLOROPROPANE; 1,3 DINITROBENZENE; 2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; 2,4,6 TRICHLOROPHENOL; ACRYLONITRILE; ATRAZINE; CYANIDE; CYCLONITE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; IODINE; METHOXYCHLOR; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; PHOSPHORUS; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

ABORTION; ARTICLE; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; EPIDIDYMIS DISEASE; HEALTH STATUS; INFERTILITY; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; TESTIS ATROPHY; TESTIS DISEASE; TUBULAR DYSFUNCTION; VAGINA BLEEDING;

ANIMALS; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; GUIDELINES; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 20444447013     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2005.04.004     Document Type: Article

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