Inter-laboratory control data for reproductive endpoints required in the OPPTS 870.3800/OECD 416 reproduction and fertility test

Birth Defects Research Part B - Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 470-489

  Marty, M S ^a   Allen, B ^b   Chapin, R E ^c   Cooper, R ^d   Daston, G P ^e   Flaws, J A ^f   Foster, P M D ^g   Makris, S L ^h   Mylchreest, E ^i,l   Sandler, D ^j,m   Tyl, R W ^k  

^a DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^b Bruce Allen Consulting   (United States)

^c PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^e PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^h U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

ⁱ DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^j ILSI HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United States)

^k RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^l PFIZER INC   (United States)

^m U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

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Author keywords

Endocrine; Fertility; Multi generation; Regulatory; Reproduction; Reproductive toxicity; Test guideline

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LABORATORY; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; OVARY FOLLICLE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; RAT; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPERM; SPERMATID; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPLEEN; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; THYMUS; THYROID GLAND; TOXICOLOGY; UTERUS; UTERUS WEIGHT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CONTROL GROUPS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RATS, WISTAR; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOXICITY TESTS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 73649110576     PISSN: 15429733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bdrb.20208     Document Type: Article

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