Isoprene: Background and issues

Toxicology

Volumn 113, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 242-246

  Taalman, Rob D F M ^a  

^a SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

isoprene; occurrence; production; toxicity; use

Indexed keywords

1,3 BUTADIENE; ISOPRENE;

CARCINOGENICITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TOXICOKINETICS; XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MAMMALIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; SALMONELLA;

EID: 0030605036     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0300-483X(96)03452-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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