NTP Technical Report on Toxicity Studies of t-Butyl Alcohol (CAS No. 75-65-0) Administered by Inhalation to F344/N Rats and B6C3F1Mice

NTP Technical Report on the Toxicity Studies Series

Volumn TOX-53, Issue , 1997, Pages 1-90

  Mahler, Joel ^a   Bucher, John R ^c   Chapin, Robert E ^c   Goehl, Thomas J ^c   Haseman, Joseph K ^c   Rao, Ghanta N ^c   Travlos, Gregory S ^c   Witt, Kristine L ^b   Peters, Arthur C ^c   Athey, Patricia M ^c   Craig, Douglas K ^c   Grumbein, Sondra L ^c   Hejtmancik, Milton R ^c   Seely, John ^c   Elwell, Michael R ^d   Brown, H Roger ^c   Cocanougher, Teresa ^c   Gulati, Dushant K ^c   Russell, Susan ^c   Morris, Richard ^c   Lloyd, Sarah R ^c   Mintz, Nicole G ^c   Gunnels, Susan R ^c   Gordon, Gloria ^c   Harper, Lynn M ^c   Rainer, Michael L ^c   Sharp, Waynette D ^c   more..

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES   (United States)

^c PATHCO Inc ^*

^d NIEHS

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN; MUTAGENIC AGENT; TERATOGENIC AGENT; TERT BUTYL ALCOHOL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BODY WEIGHT; CARCINOGEN TESTING; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FISCHER 344 RAT; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; MUTAGEN TESTING; ORGAN SIZE; PREGNANCY; QUALITY CONTROL; RAT; TIME;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ANIMALS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BODY WEIGHT; CARCINOGENICITY TESTS; CARCINOGENS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; ORGAN SIZE; PREGNANCY; QUALITY CONTROL; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; TERATOGENS; TERT-BUTYL ALCOHOL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031176613     PISSN: 23788984     EISSN: 23788992     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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