Phenyl isocyanate is a potent chemical sensitizer

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 139-146

  Karol, Meryl H ^a   Kramarik, Jean A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Occupational asthma; Phenyl isocyanate; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

DIPHENYLMETHANE 4,4' DIISOCYANATE; HEXAMETHYLENE DIISOCYANATE; ISOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHENYL ISOTHIOCYANATE; TOLUENE DIISOCYANATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ASTHMA; CYANATES; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; EAR, EXTERNAL; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; ISOCYANATES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; TOLUENE 2,4-DIISOCYANATE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030590969     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(96)03798-8     Document Type: Article

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