Age-specific absolute and relative organ weight distributions for fischer 344 rats

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 75, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 1484-1516

  Marino, Dale J ^a  

^a Conestoga Rovers and Associates ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ADRENAL GLAND; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLADDER; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; FEEDING; FEMALE; FISCHER 344 RAT; HEART WEIGHT; HYPOPHYSIS; INHALATION; KIDNEY MASS; LIVER WEIGHT; LUNG WEIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN GROWTH; ORGAN WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; RAT; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEMINAL VESICLE; TESTIS WEIGHT; THYMUS; THYMUS WEIGHT; THYROID WEIGHT; TRACHEA; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGING; ANIMALS; CONTROL GROUPS; FEMALE; HEART; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (U.S.); NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES (U.S.); ORGAN SIZE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TOXICITY TESTS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

RATTUS; TOBACCO RATTLE VIRUS;

EID: 84868656324     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2012.722520     Document Type: Article

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