Comparison of neurotoxic effects and potential risks from oral administration or ingestion of tricresyl phosphate and jet engine oil containing tricresyl Phosphate

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 293-328

  Mackerer, Carl R ^a   Barth, Mary L ^a   Krueger, Andrew J ^a   Chawla, Birbal ^b   Roy, Timothy A ^a  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^b MOBIL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROTOXIC ESTERASE; OIL; TRICRESYL PHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED NEUROTOXICITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEN; INGESTION; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ATAXIA; BRAIN; CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; CHICKENS; CHOLINESTERASES; FEMALE; FUEL OILS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROTOXINS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; TRITOLYL PHOSPHATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032779965     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/009841099157638     Document Type: Article

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