A review of the chronic toxicity, carcinogenicity, and possible mechanisms of action of inorganic acid mists in animals

Critical Reviews in Toxicology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 253-259

  Swenberg, James A ^a   Beauchamp Jr , Robert O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Info Technologies Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Co carcinogenesis; Hamsters; Neoplasms; Promotion; Rats; Sulfuric acid

Indexed keywords

BENZO[A]PYRENE; INORGANIC ACID; SULFURIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CARCINOGENICITY; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTOXICITY; HAMSTER; INHALATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE;

EID: 0030942691     PISSN: 10408444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10408449709089894     Document Type: Review

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