Toxicology and carcinogenesis studies of dietary titanium dioxide-coated mica in male and female fischer 344 rats

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1990, Pages 417-429

  Bernard, Bruce K ^a   Osheroff, Merrill R ^b   Hofmann, Andreas ^c   Mennear, John H ^d  

^a Scientific Research Associates   (United States)

^b UK   (United States)

^c MERCK KGAA   (Germany)

^d CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICA; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; CHRONIC TOXICITY; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADRENAL GLANDS; ALUMINUM SILICATES; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CARCINOGENS; CATARACT; DIET; FEMALE; HYPERPLASIA; LEUKEMIA; MALE; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; TITANIUM;

ANIMALIA; MICA;

EID: 0025349238     PISSN: 00984108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287399009531402     Document Type: Article

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