Effect of sub-lethal doses of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. Aizawai and deltamethrin with regard to fertility and organ toxicity in pregnant albino rats

Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 489-495

  Lemos, Ana Janaina J M ^a   Siqueira, Herbert A A ^a   Wanderley Teixeira, Valéria ^a   Maia, Frederico C L ^a   Teixeira, Álvaro A C ^a   Silva, Edson J ^a   Oliveira, José V ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Histopathology; Insecticides; Kidneys; Liver; Lungs; Rats

Indexed keywords

DELTAMETHRIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS AIZAWAI; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPULATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KIDNEY; LIVER; LIVER TOXICITY; LUNG; LUNG TOXICITY; MORPHOLOGY; MOUSE; NEPHROTOXICITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; TERATOGENICITY; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INSECTICIDES; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; NITRILES; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; PYRETHRINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR AIZAWAI; RATTUS;

EID: 84878367156     PISSN: 09402993     EISSN: 16181433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2012.02.004     Document Type: Article

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