A two-generation reproductive toxicity study of n-butylbenzene in rats

Journal of Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 21-38

  Izumi, Hiroyuki ^a   Kimura, Eisuke ^a   Ota, Takafumi ^a   Shimazu, Shinya ^a  

^a Panapharm Laboratories Co   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endocrine system; N butylbenzene; Reproductive toxicity study

Indexed keywords

BENZENE DERIVATIVE; N BUTYLBENZENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; N-BUTYLBENZENE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GROWTH; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KIDNEY MASS; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; THYMUS; WEIGHT GAIN; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; METHODOLOGY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RAT STRAIN; REPRODUCTION; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALIA;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; FEMALE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; REPRODUCTION; TOXICITY TESTS, CHRONIC;

EID: 33646463324     PISSN: 03881350     EISSN: 18803989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2131/jts.30.S21     Document Type: Article

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