Toxicology of n-pentane (CAS no. 109-66-0)

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 431-442

  McKee, R ^a   Frank, E ^a   Heath, J ^b   Owen, D ^b   Przygoda, R ^a   Trimmer, G ^a   Whitman, F ^a  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^b Shell Chemicals Europe Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

n Pentane; Risk assessment; Toxicity summary

Indexed keywords

PENTANE; SOLVENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EUROPE; FLAMMABILITY; HAZARD; INHALATION; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SKIN SENSITIZATION;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; IRRITANTS; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; ORGAN SIZE; PENTANES; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TERATOGENS; TIME FACTORS; TOXICITY TESTS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031753639     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1263(199811/12)18:6<431::AID-JAT524>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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