Results of current intraperitoneal carcinogenicity studies with mineral and vitreous fibres

Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 3-12

  Roller, M ^a   Pott, F ^a   Kamino, K ^b   Althoff, G H ^a   Bellmann, B ^c  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR TOXICOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abdominal cavity; Asbestos; Carcinogenicity; Mesothelioma; Rat; Vitreous fibres

Indexed keywords

CROCIDOLITE; GLASS FIBER; MINERAL FIBER; SILICON; TREMOLITE;

ABDOMINAL CANCER; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; FEMALE; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; NONHUMAN; RAT; WOOL;

EID: 0030044178     PISSN: 09402993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0940-2993(96)80084-4     Document Type: Article

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