Renal histopathology in toxicity and carcinogenicity studies with tert-butyl alcohol administered in drinking water to F344 rats: A pathology working group review and re-evaluation

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 430-436

  Hard, Gordon C ^a   Bruner, Richard H ^b   Cohen, Samuel M ^c   Pletcher, John M ^d   Regan, Karen S ^e  

^a Private Consultant ^*  (New Zealand)

^b Research Pathology Associates LLC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES   (United States)

^e Regan Path/Tox Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha2u globulin nephropathy; Chronic progressive nephropathy; Hazard assessment; Renal tubule tumors

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2U GLOBULIN; DRINKING WATER; HYALIN; TERT BUTYL ALCOHOL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMINERALIZATION; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE NEPHROPATHY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HYPERPLASIA; KIDNEY ADENOMA; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY PAPILLA; KIDNEY TUBULE; KIDNEY TUMOR; MALE; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; ONCOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; CARCINOGENICITY TESTS; DRINKING; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; FEMALE; KIDNEY; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; TERT-BUTYL ALCOHOL; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER;

RATTUS;

EID: 79952707345     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2011.01.007     Document Type: Article

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