Exposure to zinc oxide nanoparticles affects reproductive development and biodistribution in offspring rats

Journal of Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 525-530

  Jo, Eunhye ^a   Seo, Gyounbaek ^a   Kwon, Jung Taek ^a   Lee, Mimi ^a   Lee, Byoung cheun ^a   Eom, Igchun ^a   Kim, Philje ^a   Choi, Kyunghee ^a  

^a National Institute of Environmental Research   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Distribution; Nanoparticles; Reproductive and developmental toxicity; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

NANOPARTICLE; ZINC OXIDE;

ALOPECIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BODY DISTRIBUTION; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LETTER; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; RISK;

RATTUS;

EID: 84879623676     PISSN: 03881350     EISSN: 18803989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2131/jts.38.525     Document Type: Letter

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