Pulmonary response to perfluoropolymer fume and particles generated under various exposure condotions

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 254-269

  Lee, K P ^a   Seidel, W C ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUOROPOLYMER; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FUME; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; LUNG TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PYROLYSIS; RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AEROSOLS; ANIMAL; FLUOROCARBONS; GASES; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0025871696     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/17.2.254     Document Type: Article

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