Fetotoxicity of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid in rats and the protective role of vitamin E

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 480-488

  Mazhar, Fatma M ^a   Moawad, Karima M ^a   El Dakdoky, Mai H ^a   Amer, Amany S ^a  

^a Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

2,4 dichlorophenoxyacetic acid; fetotoxicity; oxidative stress; pregnant rats; skeletal abnormalities; vitamin E

Indexed keywords

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CATALASE; MALONALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DRUG EFFECTS; EMBRYOLOGY; FEMALE; FETUS; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RAT; ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FETAL WELL BEING; FETOTOXICITY; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; IMPLANTATION; LIVER TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; SEX RATIO; SKELETON MALFORMATION; STOMACH INTUBATION;

2,4-DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE AND BONES; FEMALE; FETUS; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RATS; VITAMIN E;

EID: 84901786704     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: 14770393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748233712459915     Document Type: Article

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