Preliminary report on the neurotoxicity of 1-bromopropane, an alternative solvent for chlorofluorocarbons

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 234-235

  Yu, Xiaozhong ^a   Ichihara, Gaku ^a   Kitoh, Junzoh ^b   Xie, Zhenlin ^a   Shibata, Eiji ^a   Kamijima, Michihiro ^a   Asaeda, Nobuyuki ^c   Takeuchi, Yasuhiro ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c SANWA KAGAKU KENKYUSHO CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

1 bromopropane; Distal latency; Inhalation exposure; Motor nerve conduction velocity; Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

1 BROMOPROPANE; 2 BROMOPROPANE; CHLOROFLUOROCARBON; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HINDLIMB; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PARALYSIS; PERIPHERAL NERVE; RAT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031875858     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.40.234     Document Type: Article

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