Carcinogenicity studies on MTBE: Critical review and interpretation

Risk Analysis

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 673-681

  Mennear, John H ^a  

^a CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular adenoma; Leydig cell tumors; MTBE carcinogenesis in rodents; MTBE induced nephrotoxicity; Renal tubular cell adenomas

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; CARCINOGENS; ETHERS; FORMALDEHYDE; METABOLITES; ONCOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

LEYDIG CELL TUMOR; METHYL TERTIARY BUTYL ETHER; NEPHROTOXICITY; TERTIARY BUTYL ALCOHOL;

HEALTH RISKS;

DRUG METABOLITE; FORMALDEHYDE; TERT BUTYL ALCOHOL; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER;

CARCINOGENICITY; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY ADENOMA; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY TUBULE CELL; LEUKEMIA; LEYDIG CELL TUMOR; LIVER ADENOMA; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LYMPHOMA; MUTAGENIC ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; REVIEW;

ADENOMA, LIVER CELL; ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; CARCINOGENS; CELL DIVISION; FEMALE; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; KIDNEY TUBULES; LEUKEMIA, EXPERIMENTAL; LEYDIG CELL TUMOR; LIVER NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; LYMPHOMA; MALE; METHYL ETHERS; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MUTAGENS; ODORS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SOLVENTS; TASTE; TERT-BUTYL ALCOHOL; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0031427866     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1997.tb01274.x     Document Type: Review

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