Investigation of the toxicity of some organophosphorus pesticides in a repeated dose study in rats

Romanian Journal of Morphology and Embryology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 349-356

  Baconi, Daniela Luiza ^a   Bârcǎ, Maria ^a   Manda, Gina ^b   Ciobanu, Anne Marie ^a   Balalau C ^c  

^a CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^b VICTOR BABES NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Romania)

^c Saint Pantelimon Emergency Hospital   (Romania)

Author keywords

Biochemical; Histopathological and immune alterations; Organophosphorus pesticides; Repeated dose study

Indexed keywords

DIMPYLATE; MALATHION; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; PESTICIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; IMMUNITY; MALE; RAT; TOXICITY TESTING; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; DIAZINON; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; IMMUNITY; MALATHION; MALE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PESTICIDES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TOXICITY TESTS;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84879185746     PISSN: 12200522     EISSN: 20668279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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