Is the amphibian X. laevis WEC a good alternative method to rodent WEC teratogenicity assay? The example of the three triazole derivative fungicides Triadimefon, Tebuconazole, Cyproconazole

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 220-226

  Di Renzo, Francesca ^a   Bacchetta, Renato ^a   Bizzo, Andrea ^a   Giavini, Erminio ^a   Menegola, Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alternative method; Branchial arch malformations; Embryo; Rat; Triazoles; WEC; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

CYPROCONAZOLE; TEBUCONAZOLE; TRIADIMEFON; TRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRANCHIAL ARCH; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RAT EMBRYO; TERATOGEN TESTING; TERATOGENESIS; TERATOGENICITY; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMAL USE ALTERNATIVES; ANIMALS; BRANCHIAL REGION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; RATS; TERATOGENS; TOXICITY TESTS; TRIAZOLES; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AMPHIBIA; RATTUS; RODENTIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 79960837213     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: 18731708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2011.05.001     Document Type: Article

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