Expanding the reference dose concept to incorporate and optimize beneficial effects while preventing toxic responses from nonessential toxicants

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 1 II, 1996, Pages

  Calabrese, Edward J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL MODEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICOLOGY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029854843     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/rtph.1996.0080     Document Type: Article

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