Predictive value of cell assays for developmental toxicity and embryotoxicity of conazole fungicides

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Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 319-330

  Dreisig, Karin ^a   Taxvig, Camilla ^a   Kjærstad, Mia Birkhoj ^a   Nellemann, Christine ^a   Hass, Ulla ^a   Vinggaard, Anne Marie ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Conazole fungicide; Developmental toxicity; Embryotoxicity

Indexed keywords

EPOXICONAZOLE; FUNGICIDE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; KETOCONAZOLE; PROCHLORAZ; PROPICONAZOLE; SEX HORMONE; TEBUCONAZOLE; TRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; EMBRYOTOXICITY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE;

EID: 84883879283     PISSN: 1868596X     EISSN: 18688551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14573/altex.2013.3.319     Document Type: Article

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