Evaluating the credibility of histopathology data in environmental endocrine toxicity studies

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 601-611

  Wolf, Jeffrey C ^a   Maack, Gerd ^b  

^a EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY LABORATORIES INC   (United States)

^b German Environment Agency   (Germany)

Author keywords

Data quality; Endocrine disruption; Histopathology; Pellston workshops; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL HAZARDS; DECISION MAKING;

DATA QUALITY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; REGULATORY GUIDANCE; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SPECIALIZED TRAINING; TECHNICAL GUIDANCES;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ETHINYLESTRADIOL; PERCHLORATE; PROPICONAZOLE; TRENBOLONE; TRIBUTYLTIN; VINCLOZOLIN; DANGEROUS GOODS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR;

BIOASSAY; DATA INTERPRETATION; DATA QUALITY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OOGONIUM; PATHOLOGIST; PRIMORDIAL GERM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX TRANSFORMATION; SPERMATOGONIUM; TESTIS TISSUE; THYROID GLAND; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; BIOASSAY; DANGEROUS GOODS; DRUG EFFECTS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLORIDA; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; ORGANIZATION; PATHOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; TOXICITY;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; DECISION MAKING; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLORIDA; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 85010619107     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.3695     Document Type: Review

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