Non-linear biological responses to formaldehyde and their implications for carcinogenic risk assessment

Carcinogenesis

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 1983, Pages 945-952

  Swenberg, J A ^a   Barrow, C S ^a   Boreiko, C J ^a   Heck, H D A ^a   Levine, R J ^a   Morgan, K T ^a   Starr, T B ^a  

^a CIIT CENTERS FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; FORMALDEHYDE C 14; RADIOISOTOPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; GENOTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NOSE CARCINOMA; RAT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ANIMALS; CARCINOGENS; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; FORMALDEHYDE; GENES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; RISK; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0020967510     PISSN: 01433334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/carcin/4.8.945     Document Type: Note

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