A two-generation reproductive toxicity study of butyl benzyl phthalate in rats

Journal of Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 39-58

  Aso, Sunao ^a   Ehara, Hatsune ^a   Miyata, Katsumi ^a   Hosyuyama, Satsuki ^a   Shiraishi, Keiji ^a   Umano, Takaaki ^a   Minobe, Yasusi ^a  

^a CHEMICALS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

BBP; Butyl benzyl phthalate; Rats; Two generation reproductive toxicity study

Indexed keywords

PHTHALIC ACID BENZYL BUTYL ESTER; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APLASIA; ARTICLE; CELL HYPERPLASIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS DISEASE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PARAMETER; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEMINAL VESICLE; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTIS ATROPHY; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; METHODOLOGY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RAT STRAIN; REPRODUCTION; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALIA;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; FEMALE; MALE; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; PHTHALIC ACIDS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; REPRODUCTION; TOXICITY TESTS, CHRONIC;

EID: 33646456642     PISSN: 03881350     EISSN: 18803989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2131/jts.30.S39     Document Type: Article

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