Developmental exposure to diuron causes splenotoxicity in male Sprague-Dawley rat pups

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part B Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 420-426

  Domingues, Alexandre ^a   Grassi, Tony F ^a   Spinardi Barbisan, Ana L T ^a   Barbisan, Luís F ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

diuron; Gestation; lactation; lymphoid organs; postnatal life

Indexed keywords

DIURON; GESTATION; LACTATION; LYMPHOID ORGANS; POSTNATAL LIFE;

FOOD SUPPLY; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; PHYSIOLOGY; RATS; TOXICITY; UREA;

HERBICIDES;

DIURON;

BLOOD; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; DIET; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LACTATION; MALE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; RODENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE MARROW; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; NEWBORN; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RAT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPLEEN; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BODY WEIGHT; BONE MARROW; DIURON; FEMALE; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; ORGAN SIZE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPLEEN;

RATTUS;

EID: 84859326194     PISSN: 03601234     EISSN: 15324109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601234.2012.657054     Document Type: Article

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