Potential carcinogenicity of foundry fumes: A comparative in vivo-in vitro study

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 11-12, 1996, Pages 1103-1111

  Humfrey, C D N ^a   Levy, L S ^b   Faux, S P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; FUME; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; RAT; TRACHEA MUCOSA;

EID: 0030292125     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6915(97)00081-1     Document Type: Article

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