Two-generation reproductive toxicity study of the flame retardant hexabromocyclododecane in rats

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 335-351

  Ema, Makoto ^a   Fujii, Sakiko ^b   Hirata Koizumi, Mutsuko ^a   Matsumoto, Mariko ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b Safety Research Institute for Chemical Compounds Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brominated flame retardant; Developmental toxicity; Hexabromocyclododecane; Rat; Two generation reproductive toxicity

Indexed keywords

FLAME RETARDANT; FOLLITROPIN; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; THYROTROPIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOOD INTAKE; GESTATION PERIOD; INCIDENCE; LACTATION; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; ORGAN SIZE; OVARY FOLLICLE; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; THYROID FOLLICLE; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; FEMALE; FETUS; FLAME RETARDANTS; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REPRODUCTION; SPERMATOZOA;

RATTUS;

EID: 43849086681     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2007.12.004     Document Type: Article

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