Localization and comparative toxicity of methylsulfonyl-2,5- and 2,6- dichlorobenzene in the olfactory mucosa of mice

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 116-123

  Bahrami, F ^a   Brittebo, E B ^b   Bergman, A ^c   Larsson, C ^c   Brandt, I ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Dept of Pharmaceutical Biosciences   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aryl methyl sulfone; Autoradiography; Chlorobenzene; Olfactory mucosa; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BENZENE DERIVATIVE; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; METHYLSULFONYL 2,5 DICHLOROBENZENE; METHYLSULFONYL 2,6 DICHLOROBENZENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BIOACCUMULATION; COMPARATIVE TOXICOLOGY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NOSE INJURY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0032998693     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/49.1.116     Document Type: Article

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