Evaluating rodent vaginal and uterine histology in toxicity studies

Birth Defects Research Part B - Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 246-252

  Li, Shaunfang ^a   Davis, Barbara ^b  

^a Neotropix Inc   (United States)

^b MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrous cycle; Histology; Uterus; Vagina

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BIRTH DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE RESPONSE; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; RODENTIA; UTERUS; VAGINA;

RODENTIA;

EID: 34447291298     PISSN: 15429733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bdrb.20120     Document Type: Review

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