Developmental toxicity of inhaled ethylene oxide in rats following short-duration exposure

Fundamental and Applied Toxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 223-227

  Saillenfait, A M ^a   Gallissot, F ^a   Bonnet, P ^a   Protois, J C ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS WEIGHT; INHALATION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RAT; TOXICITY;

EID: 26844449972     PISSN: 02720590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/faat.1996.0191     Document Type: Article

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