Developmental toxicity study of pure trans-capsaicin in rats and rabbits

International Journal of Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 205-217

  Chanda, Sanjay ^a   Sharper, Valerie ^b   Hoberman, Alan ^b   Bley, Keith ^a  

^a NeurogesX Inc   (United States)

^b CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Capsaicin; Development; Fetus; Rabbit; Rat; Teratology

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG FORMULATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS MALFORMATION; FORELIMB; GESTATIONAL AGE; HARD PALATE; HINDLIMB; MALE; MATING; METATARSAL BONE; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; OSSIFICATION; PHALANX; PREGNANCY; RABBIT; RAT; SKELETON MALFORMATION; SOFT TISSUE; TOXICITY; TRANS ISOMER;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANIMALS; CAPSAICIN; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; MALE; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; OSTEOGENESIS; PREGNANCY; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SKIN;

CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33746281096     PISSN: 10915818     EISSN: 1092874X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10915810600683317     Document Type: Article

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