A subchronic 90-day oral toxicity study of Origanum vulgare essential oil in rats

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 101, Issue , 2017, Pages 36-47

  Llana Ruiz Cabello, M ^a   Maisanaba, S ^a   Puerto, M ^a   Pichardo, S ^a   Jos, A ^a   Moyano, R ^b   Camean A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

90 Day oral; Oregano essential oil; Rats; Subchronic toxicity

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; ORIGANUM VULGARE ESSENTIAL OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD SAFETY; HEMATOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; NONHUMAN; OREGANO; ORGAN WEIGHT; PACKAGING MATERIAL; RAT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORIGANUM; PROCEDURES; WISTAR RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; MALE; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; OILS, VOLATILE; ORIGANUM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TOXICITY TESTS, SUBCHRONIC;

EID: 85009110146     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2017.01.001     Document Type: Article

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