Vinclozolin: A feasibility and sensitivity study of the ILSI-HESI F1-extended one-generation rat reproduction protocol

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 91-100

  Schneider, Steffen ^a   Kaufmann, Wolfgang ^a   Strauss, Volker ^a   van Ravenzwaay, Bennard ^a  

^a BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

ACSA; CAS 50471 44 8; Developmental; EOGRTS; Immunotoxicity; Neurotoxicity; One generation; Rat; Reproduction; Vinclozolin

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 2; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; VINCLOZOLIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST AREOLA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERPLASIA; HYPOSPADIAS; IMMUNOTOXICITY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROSTATE; PROSTATITIS; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEMINAL VESICLE; SEMINAL VESICLE DISEASE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEXUAL MATURITY; VAGINA DISEASE; WEANING;

AGE FACTORS; ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; GESTATIONAL AGE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; OXAZOLES; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION; THYROID HORMONES; TIME FACTORS; TOXICITY TESTS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 78751578895     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2010.09.010     Document Type: Article

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