Lack of effect of butylparaben and methylparaben on the reproductive system in male rats

Birth Defects Research Part B - Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 123-133

  Hoberman, Alan M ^a   Schreur, David K ^a   Leazer, Tyra ^b   Daston, George P ^b   Carthew, Philip ^c   Re, Thomas ^d   Loretz, Linda ^e   Mann, Peter ^f  

^a CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^c UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d L ORÉAL RECHERCHE   (France)

^e and Fragrance Association   (United States)

^f EPL Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Butylparaben; Male reproductive toxicity; Methylparaben

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID; BUTANOL; BUTYL PARABEN; ESTERASE; METHYL PARABEN; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; METABOLISM; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; GENITALIA, MALE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PARABENS; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RATS, WISTAR; SKIN;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 43049098987     PISSN: 15429733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bdrb.20153     Document Type: Article

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