Controlled ethyl tert-butyl ether (ETBE) exposure of male volunteers. II. Acute effects

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 143-150

  Nihlen, A ^a   Lof, A ^a   Johanson, G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute health effects; Ethyl tert butyl ether; Gasoline; Human; Inhalation exposure; Oxygenated fuel; Tert butyl alcohol

Indexed keywords

ALKYL ETHER; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; GASOLINE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFLAMMATION; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; TOXICITY TESTING; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0032429597     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/toxs.1998.2517     Document Type: Article

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