Evaluation of Subchronic Toxicity of Pet Food Contaminated with Melamine and Cyanuric Acid in Rats

Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 959-968

  Chen, Kun Chao ^a   Liao, Chen Wei ^a   Cheng, Fen Pang ^a   Chou, Chi Chung ^a   Chang, Shih Chien ^a   wu, Jhaol Huei ^a   Zen, Jyh Myng ^a   Chen, Yng Tay ^a   Liao, Jiunn Wang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

contaminated pet food; cyanuric acid; melamine; rats; subchronic toxicity

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS ANTIGEN; CREATININE; CYANURIC ACID; MELAMINE; OSTEOPONTIN; UREA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL REGENERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CRYSTAL; DIET; FEMALE; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; KIDNEY CELL; KIDNEY INJURY; KIDNEY TUBULE; MALE; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; URINALYSIS;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DRINKING; EATING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FAILURE; MYCOTOXINS; OSTEOPONTIN; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TOXICITY TESTS; TRIAZINES;

RATTUS;

EID: 74949137149     PISSN: 01926233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192623309347910     Document Type: Article

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