Hydroquinone: Acute and subchronic toxicity studies with emphasis on neurobehavioral and nephrotoxic effects

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 70-78

  Topping, Douglas C ^a   Bernard, Lisa G ^a   O'Donoghue, John L ^a   English, J Caroline ^a  

^a EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute dermal toxicity; Acute oral toxicity; Behavior; Hydroquinone; LD50; Nephrotoxicty; Neuropathology; Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

HYDROQUINONE; MYELIN; WATER;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN WEIGHT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG EXPOSURE; FEEDING; FEMALE; GROUPS BY SEX; LD 50; LETHAL DOSE; MALE; MORTALITY; NEPHROTOXICITY; NERVE FIBER; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; RABBIT; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SKIN TOXICITY; TREMOR; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EATING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HYDROQUINONES; KIDNEY DISEASES; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEIZURES; TREMOR;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33751245596     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2006.07.019     Document Type: Article

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