Toxicity evaluation of petroleum blending streams: Inhalation subchronic toxicity/neurotoxicity study of a light alkylate naphtha distillate in rats

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 277-296

  Schreiner, C ^a   Lapadula, E ^a   Breglia, R ^a   Bui, Q ^a   Burnett, D ^a   Koschier, F ^a   Podhasky, P ^a   White, R ^a   Mandella, R ^b   Hoffman, G ^b  

^a Petrol Product Stewardship Council   (United States)

^b Huntingdon Life Sciences New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENE DERIVATIVE; AROMATIC COMPOUND; BENZENE; HYDROCARBON; LIQUID PARAFFIN; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; PETROLEUM; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INHALATION; KIDNEY MASS; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MORTALITY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ALKANES; ANIMALS; ATMOSPHERE EXPOSURE CHAMBERS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PETROLEUM; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032561447     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/009841098158449     Document Type: Article

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