Neurotoxicologic examination of rats exposed to 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene) vapor for 13 weeks

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 83-98

  Mattsson, Joel L ^a   Albee, Ralph R ^a   Yano, Barry L ^a   Bradley, Gregory J ^a   Spencer, Pamela J ^a  

^a DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

1,1,2,3 Tetrachloroethylene; Evoked potentials; Expanded clinical observations; Neuropathology; Perchloroethylene; Subchronic exposure

Indexed keywords

TETRACHLOROETHYLENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVOKED RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VAPOR; VISUAL CORTEX;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN STEM; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PILOT PROJECTS; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; SOLVENTS; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031914919     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-0362(97)00074-3     Document Type: Article

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