Integration of epidemiology and animal neurotoxicity data for risk assessment

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 823-832

  Li, Abby A ^a   Levine, Tina E ^b   Burns, Carol J ^c   Kent Anger, W ^d  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorpyrifos; Epidemiology; Neurotoxicity; Organophosphates; Pesticides; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

CHLORPYRIFOS; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHILD HEALTH; CHRONIC TOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GENOTYPE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; NEUROTOXICITY; NEUROTOXICOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXICOKINETICS;

ANIMALS; CHLORPYRIFOS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; HUMANS; MODELS, ANIMAL; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; PARAQUAT; PESTICIDES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TOXICITY TESTS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84864499488     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: 18729711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2012.01.013     Document Type: Article

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