Immunotoxicity of trenbolone acetate in Japanese quail

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 88-93

  James Quinn Jr , Michael ^a   McKernan, Moira ^b   Lavoie, Emma T ^c   Ann Ottinger, Mary ^c  

^a U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; TRENBOLONE ACETATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BURSA FABRICII; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FOWL; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOTOXICITY; LEUKOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUAIL; TERATOGENICITY;

ANABOLIC AGENTS; ANIMALS; BURSA OF FABRICIUS; COTURNIX; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; LEUKOCYTES; OVUM; TRENBOLONE;

AVES; COTURNIX JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 33845869019     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390600755026     Document Type: Article

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