Species-specificity of ethylene glycol-induced developmental toxicity: Toxicokinetic and whole embryo culture studies in the rabbit

Birth Defects Research Part B - Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 573-581

  Carney, Edward W ^a   Tornesi, Belen ^a,c   Markham, Daniel A ^a   Rasoulpour, Reza J ^a   Moore, Nigel ^b  

^a DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^b DOW EUROPE GMBH   (Switzerland)

^c ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental toxicity; Placental transfer

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GLYCOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO CULTURE; FEMALE; MATERNAL BLOOD; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TERATOGENICITY; TOXICOKINETICS; YOLK SAC;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ANIMALS; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; MALE; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PREGNANCY; RABBITS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TERATOGENS;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RATTUS;

EID: 57749121847     PISSN: 15429733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bdrb.20178     Document Type: Article

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