Teratological study of the herbicide 4-chloro-2-methylphenoxyacetic acid in rabbits

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 368-373

  Ujházy, Eduard ^a   Sadlonova I ^b   Dubovicky M ^a   Mach, M ^a   Muckova M ^b   Flaskarova E ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY   (Slovakia)

^b JSC   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Aryloxyacetic derivative herbicide; Embryo fetal toxicity; MCPA; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

2 (4 CHLORO 2 METHYLPHENOXY)ACETIC ACID; HERBICIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA WEIGHT; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SEX RATIO; TERATOLOGY;

2-METHYL-4-CHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FETAL WEIGHT; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HERBICIDES; ORGAN SIZE; PELVIC BONES; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; RABBITS; SKULL;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33746022913     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: 10991263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.1151     Document Type: Article

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