Neurobehavioral toxicity study of dibutyl phthalate on rats following in utero and lactational exposure

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 603-611

  Li, Yuanfeng ^a   Zhuang, Meizhu ^a   Li, Tao ^a   Shi, Nian ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Dibutyl phthalate; Morris water maze; Neurobehavioral development; Rat

Indexed keywords

PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EXPOSURE VARIABLE; EXTERNAL EAR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOREFOOT; GESTATION PERIOD; INCISOR; LACTATION; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REFERENCE MEMORY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOOTH ERUPTION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DIBUTYL PHTHALATE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; LACTATION; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MAZE LEARNING; PLASTICIZERS; PREGNANCY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPRODUCTION; UTERUS;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 70350239844     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: 10991263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.1447     Document Type: Article

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