Evaluation of 13-week inhalation toxicity study on methyl t-butyl ether (MTBE) in Fischer 344 rats

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Lington, A W ^a   Dodd, D E ^b   Ridlon, S A ^c   Douglas, J F ^d   Kneiss, J J ^e   Andrews, L S ^c  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^b Bushy Run Research Center   (United States)

^c BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^d Scientific Services Inc   (United States)

^e Oxygenated Fuels Association   (United States)

Author keywords

13 Week inhalation; Methyl t butyl ether; MTBE

Indexed keywords

TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BLOOD TOXICITY; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEMOSIDEROSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY; LYMPH NODE HYPERPLASIA; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; MALE; METHYL ETHERS; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344;

ANIMALIA; ATAXIA;

EID: 0031001736     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1263(199705)17:1+3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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