Short-term exposures of rats to airborne hydrogen fluoride

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 241-275

  Dalbey, W ^a   Dunn, B ^b   Bannister, R ^c   Daughtrey, W ^d   Kirwin, C ^e   Reitman, F ^f   Wells, M ^g   Bruce, J ^h  

^a Product Stewardship and Toxicology   (United States)

^b HONEYWELL   (United States)

^c Health Environment and Safety   (United States)

^d Toxicology Division   (United States)

^e Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

^f Texaco Inc Beacon   (United States)

^g BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^h CITGO Petroleum Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROFLUORIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BRONCHUS INJURY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INHALATION; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG INJURY; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NOSE AIRWAY RESISTANCE; NOSE BREATHING; ORGAN WEIGHT; PRESSURE VOLUME CURVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RESPIRATION; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BRONCHUS;

EID: 0032561446     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/009841098158430     Document Type: Article

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