Effects of separate and combined exposure to the pesticides methamidophos and chlorothalonil on the development of suckling rats

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 210, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 169-176

  Lucia Scherholz de Castro Vera ^a   Heloísa Chiorato, Selma ^b  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chlorothalonil; Methamidophos; Perinatal exposure; Pesticide mixtures; Physical milestones; Suckling rats

Indexed keywords

CHLOROTHALONIL; METHAMIDOPHOS; PESTICIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DOSE RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EYE; FEMALE; INCISOR; MALE; MARE; MATURATION; NONHUMAN; NURSING; PROGENY; PROMINENT EAR; RAT; SEXUAL MATURATION; SUCKLING; TESTIS DESCENT; TOOTH ERUPTION; TOXICITY; WEIGHT GAIN;

RATTUS;

EID: 33846639138     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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