Inhalation toxicity and carcinogenicity studies of cobalt sulfate

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 56-67

  Bucher, John R ^a   Hailey, J R ^a   Roycroft, Joseph R ^a   Haseman, Joseph K ^a   Sills, Robert C ^a   Grumbein, S L ^b   Mellick, P W ^b   Chou, B J ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal pheochromocytomas; Alveolar bronchiolar neoplasms; B6C3F1 mice; Carcinogenesis; Cobalt sulfate; F344 rats; Inhalation; Respiratory toxicant

Indexed keywords

COBALT SULFATE;

ANGIOSARCOMA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INHALATION; LIVER TUMOR; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; WEIGHT;

EID: 0033024299     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/49.1.56     Document Type: Article

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