Analysis of reproductive toxicity and classification of glufosinate-ammonium

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 44, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2006, Pages 1-76

  Schulte Hermann, Rolf ^a,b   Wogan, Gerald N ^b,c,q   Berry, Sir Colin ^b,d   Brown, Nigel A ^e   Czeizel, Andrew ^b,f   Giavini, Erminio ^g   Holmes, Lewis B ^b,h,i   Kroes, Robert ^b,j   Nau, Heinz ^b,k   Neubert, Diether ^b,l   Oesch, Franz ^b,m   Ott, Tilmann ^b   Pelkonen, Olavi ^b,n   Robert Gnansia, Elisabeth ^b,o   Sullivan, Frank M ^p  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b CM Partners LLC   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f FOUNDATION FOR THE COMMUNITY CONTROL OF HEREDITARY DISEASES   (Hungary)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^h HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

ⁱ MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^j UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^k UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^l CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^m JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^o Institut Europeen des Genomutations   (France)

^p Science Partners ^*

^q Science Partners   (United States)

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Author keywords

European Commission; Glufosinate ammonium; Regulatory; Reproductive effects; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMMONIA; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMINE; HERBICIDE; PHOSPHINOTHRICIN;

ABORTION; ACUTE TOXICITY; ANALYTIC METHOD; BLOOD; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BLOOD LEVEL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLASSIFICATION; CONCEPTION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONSUMER; CROP; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DIETARY INTAKE; EMBRYO DEATH; ENZYME INHIBITION; EXPOSURE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FETUS WEIGHT; FOOD INTAKE; GAMETOGENESIS; GESTATION PERIOD; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFERTILITY; LACTATION; LETHALITY; MATERNAL BLOOD; MATING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORAL BLEEDING; ORCHARD MANAGEMENT; ORGANOGENESIS; OVULATION; POLICY; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; SKIN ABSORPTION; STILLBIRTH; TERATOGENESIS; TOXICOKINETICS; UTERUS; VAGINA BLEEDING; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WORKER;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33645028235     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2006.01.008     Document Type: Note

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