Comparison of the short term toxicity of phthalate diesters and monoesters in sprague-dawley male rats

Toxicological Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-82

  Kwack, Seung Jun ^a   Han, Eun Young ^b   Park, Jae Seok ^b   Bae, Jung Yun ^b   Ahn, Il Young ^b   Lim, Seong Kwang ^b   Kim, Dong Hyun ^b   Jang, Dong Eun ^b   Choi, Lan ^b   Lim, Hyun Jung ^b   Kim, Tae Hyung ^c   Patra, Nabanita ^c   Park, Kui Lea ^a   Kim, Hyung Sik ^c   Lee, Byung Mu ^b  

^a Korea Food and Drug Administration   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^c Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hematological changes; Phthalate diesters; Phthalate monoesters; Phthalic acid; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 84863171728     PISSN: 19768257     EISSN: 22342753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5487/TR.2010.26.1.075     Document Type: Short Survey

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