Effects of high doses of toluene on color vision

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-45

  Muttray, Axel ^a   Wolters, Volkmar ^a   Jung, Detlev ^a   Konietzko, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Color vision; Occupational exposure; Printer; Toluene

Indexed keywords

TOLUENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; COLOR VISION; COLOR VISION TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRINTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; COLOR PERCEPTION; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRINTING; TOLUENE;

EID: 0033047247     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-0362(98)00027-0     Document Type: Article

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