The threshold of toxicological concern for prenatal developmental toxicity

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 81-90

  van Ravenzwaay, B ^a   Dammann, M ^a   Buesen, R ^a   Schneider, S ^a  

^a BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Developmental toxicity; NOAEL; Rat; REACH; TTC

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; IMPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; DECISION TREES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TOXICITY TESTS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 78751581601     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2010.09.009     Document Type: Article

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