Acute toxicity of bisphenol a in rats

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 425-429

  Pant, Jayanti ^a   Deshpande, Shripad B ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

BPA; Hypotension; Lethal dose; Respiratory arrest; Toxic chemical from plastics

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ESTROGEN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING RATE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LD 50; METHODOLOGY; RAT; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LETHAL DOSE 50; PHENOLS; RATS; RESPIRATORY RATE; TOXICITY TESTS, ACUTE;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 84861934998     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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