The threshold of toxicological concern for prenatal developmental toxicity in rabbits and a comparison to TTC values in rats

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-8

  van Ravenzwaay, B ^a   Dammann, M ^a   Buesen, R ^a   Flick, B ^a   Schneider, S ^a  

^a BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Developmental toxicity; NOAEL; Rabbit; TTC

Indexed keywords

BIOCIDE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; FOOD ADDITIVE; GLYCOLETHER DERIVATIVE; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOSAFETY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FETUS; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RAT; REFERENCE VALUE; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THRESHOLD OF TOXICOLOGICAL CONCERN; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXICOLOGICAL PARAMETERS;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; RABBITS; RATS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TERATOGENS; TOXICITY TESTS; XENOBIOTICS;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RATTUS;

EID: 84863513749     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2012.06.004     Document Type: Article

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