Evaluation of developmental toxicity induced by anticholinesterase insecticide, diazinon in female rats

Birth Defects Research Part B - Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 534-542

  ElMazoudy, Reda H ^a   Attia, Azza A ^a   AbdElGawad, Horeya S ^a  

^a Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Diazinon; Malformations; Maternal toxicity; Teratogenicity

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DIMPYLATE; INSECTICIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; BRAIN LEVEL; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIARRHEA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FETOTOXICITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MATERNAL DISEASE; MATERNAL PLASMA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SALIVATION; TERATOGENICITY; TREMOR; UTERUS WEIGHT; WEAKNESS;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DIAZINON; FEMALE; FETUS; INSECTICIDES; LIVER; ORGAN SIZE; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 83455250216     PISSN: 15429733     EISSN: 15429741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bdrb.20322     Document Type: Article

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