Acute, subchronic and chronic toxicity studies of a synthetic antioxidant, 2,2′-isobutylidenebis(4,6-dimethylphenol) in rats

Journal of Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 275-285

  Takagi, Atsuya ^a   Sekita, Kiyoshi ^a   Saitoh, Minoru ^a   Kanno, Jun ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

2,2 isobutylidenebis(4,6 dimethylphenol); Acute toxicity test; Chronic toxicity test; Subchronic toxicity test

Indexed keywords

2,2' ISOBUTYLIDENEBIS(4,6 DIMETHYLPHENOL); ANTIOXIDANT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL; HYALIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AREFLEXIA; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL SWELLING; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERSENSITIVITY; KIDNEY TUBULE; LD 50; LIVER CELL; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RIGHTING REFLEX; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL RATE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 30644467246     PISSN: 03881350     EISSN: 18803989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2131/jts.30.275     Document Type: Article

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