Structure-activity relationships of volatile organic chemicals as sensory irritants

Archives of Toxicology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 125-140

  Alarie, Y ^a   Schaper, M ^a   Nielsen, G D ^b   Abraham, M H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

QSAR; Quantitative structure activity relationships; Sensory irritation; Structure activity relationship

Indexed keywords

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DATA BASE; DRUG CLASSIFICATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; DRUG TOXICITY; MODEL; ODOR; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE;

ACETATES; ALCOHOLS; ALDEHYDES; AMINES; ANIMALS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; GASES; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; IRRITANTS; KETONES; MICE; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 0031916585     PISSN: 03405761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002040050479     Document Type: Article

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