Oral exposure of mice to formulations of organophosphorous pesticides: Gestational and litter outcomes

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 125-137

  Gomes, James ^a   Lloyd, Owen L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Fetal weight; Organophosphorous pesticide formulations; Reproductive toxicity; Resorptions and maternal weight gain

Indexed keywords

ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; PESTICIDE;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; RESORPTION; RODENT; TOXICITY TEST; WEIGHT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; DELIVERY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO RESORPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; VEGETABLE; WEIGHT GAIN; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; FETUS DEATH; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

MUS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MICE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PATERNAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 65449153291     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: 13691619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603120802415818     Document Type: Article

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