Effects of melamine on pregnant dams and embryo-fetal development in rats

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 506-514

  Kim, Sung Hwan ^a   Lee, In Chul ^a   Lim, Jeong Hyeon ^a   Shin, In Sik ^b   Moon, Changjong ^a   Kim, Sung Ho ^a   Park, Seung Chun ^c   Kim, Hyoung Chin ^d   Kim, Jong Choon ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

^c Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^d Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Developmental toxicity; Kidney; Maternal toxicity; Melamine; Teratogenicity

Indexed keywords

HYALIN; MELAMINE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEEDING; FEMALE; FETOTOXICITY; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS WEIGHT; FOOD INTAKE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART WEIGHT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; KIDNEY MASS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RISK ASSESSMENT; WEIGHT GAIN;

DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY; KIDNEY; MATERNAL TOXICITY; MELAMINE; TERATOGENICITY;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETAL WEIGHT; FETUS; KIDNEY; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; ORGAN SIZE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TRIAZINES; WEIGHT GAIN;

RATTUS;

EID: 80052028830     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: 10991263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.1703     Document Type: Article

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