Effects of low-level arsenic exposure on the developmental toxicity of anilofos in rats

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 255-261

  Aggarwal, Manoj ^a   Wangikar, P B ^a   Sarkar, S N ^a   Rao, G S ^a   Kumar, Dinesh ^a   Dwivedi, P ^a   Malik, J K ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Anilofos; Arsenic; Coexposure; Developmental toxicity; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANILOFOS; ARSENIC; ARSENITE SODIUM; GROUND WATER; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANOPHTHALMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYOTOXICITY; EXENCEPHALY; FEEDING; FEMALE; FETUS RESORPTION; FLUID INTAKE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKELETON MALFORMATION; UTERUS WEIGHT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ANIMALS; ARSENITES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRINKING; EATING; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO LOSS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; WATER SUPPLY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 34247507355     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: 10991263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.1203     Document Type: Article

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