Chronic toxicity and carcinogenic evaluation of diisononyl phthalate in rats

Fundamental and Applied Toxicology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 79-89

  Lington, Arthur W ^a   Bird, Michael G ^a   Plutnick, Robert T ^a   Stubblefield, William A ^a,b   Scala, Robert A ^a,c  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^b ENSR Consulting and Engineering Fort Collins   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID DIISONONYL ESTER; PLASTICIZER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT;

EID: 26844508008     PISSN: 02720590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/faat.1997.2286     Document Type: Article

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