The role of dermal irritation in the skin tumor promoting activity of petroleum middle distillates

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 48-55

  Nessel, Craig S ^a   Freeman, James J ^a   Forgash, Richard C ^a   McKee, Richard H ^a  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

C10 C14 normal paraffins; Jet fuel; Lightly refined paraffinic oil; Petroleum middle distillates; Skin irritation; Steam cracked gas oil; Tumor promotion

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYLBENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; PETROLEUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CYTOTOXICITY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN TUMOR; TOXICITY TESTING;

9,10-DIMETHYL-1,2-BENZANTHRACENE; ANIMALS; CARCINOGENS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HYDROCARBONS; IRRITANTS; MALE; MICE; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; PETROLEUM; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0033036880     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/49.1.48     Document Type: Article

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