Evaluation of diuron (3-[3,4-dichlorophenyl]-1,1-dimethyl urea) in a two-stage mouse skin carcinogenesis assay

Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 756-764

  Ferrucio, Bianca ^a   Da Silva Franchi, Carla Adriene ^a   Ferreira Noldrin, Natalia ^a   Cotrim Sartor De Oliveira, Maria Luiza ^a   Viana De Camargo, João Lauro ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

1 dimethyl urea); 4 dichlorophenyl 1; diuron (3 3; DMSO; initiation promotion; skin carcinogenesis; TPA

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DIURON; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG SCREENING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; GENOTOXICITY; MAMMARY GLAND; MOUSE; NEOPLASM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CARCINOGENESIS; SKIN ULCER;

9,10-DIMETHYL-1,2-BENZANTHRACENE; ACETONE; ANIMALS; CARCINOGENICITY TESTS; CARCINOGENS; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DIURON; FEMALE; HERBICIDES; MICE; PYRIDINES; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SOLVENTS;

MUS; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 77958528559     PISSN: 01926233     EISSN: 15331601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192623310375452     Document Type: Article

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