Caprolactam

IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans

Volumn 71 II, Issue , 1999, Pages 383-400

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CAPROLACTAM; DIETHYLNITROSAMINE; NYLON;

CARCINOGENICITY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVALUATION; EXPOSURE; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; LIVER TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY; TOXICOKINETICS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CAPROLACTAM; CARCINOGENICITY TESTS; CARCINOGENS; HUMANS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RATS;

EID: 0032696557     PISSN: 02509555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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