Investigating the effects of functionalized carbon nanotubes on reproduction and development in Drosophila melanogaster and CD-1 mice

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 442-448

  Philbrook, Nicola A ^a   Walker, Virginia K ^a   Afrooz, A R M Nabiul ^b   Saleh, Navid B ^b   Winn, Louise M ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b The Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

CD 1 mice; Developmental toxicity; Drosophila; Functionalized carbon nanotubes

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FETUS; FETUS MALFORMATION; MOUSE; NANOTOXICOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SKELETON MALFORMATION; TOXICITY;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; NANOTUBES, CARBON; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MUS;

EID: 82155175728     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: 18731708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2011.09.002     Document Type: Article

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