Standardization of the perchlorate discharge assay for thyroid toxicity testing in rats

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 270-278

  Coelho Palermo Cunha, G ^a   van Ravenzwaay, B ^a  

^a BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Perchlorate discharge assay; Positive control; Rat; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

AROCLOR; BETA NAPHTHOFLAVONE; IODINE 125; LIOTHYRONINE; PHENOBARBITAL; POTASSIUM PERCHLORATE; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; RADIOACTIVE IODINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERPLASIA; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STANDARDIZATION; THYROID GLAND; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; AROCLOR 1254; BETA-NAPHTHOFLAVONE; HYPERPLASIA; HYPERTROPHY; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MALE; PERCHLORIC ACID; PHENOBARBITAL; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; POTASSIUM IODIDE; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TOXICITY TESTS; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

RATTUS;

EID: 34447506335     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2007.04.007     Document Type: Article

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