Toxicity of tetryl (N-methyl-N,2,4,6-tetranitroaniline) in F344 rats

International Journal of Toxicology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 97-107

  Reddy, Tirumuru V ^a   Olson, Greg R ^b   Wiechman, Barry ^b   Reddy, Gunda ^c   Torsella, Joni ^c   Bernard Daniel, F ^a   Leach, Glenn J ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Pathology Associates Inc   (United States)

^c U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha 2 MicroGlobulin; F344 Rats; Methemoglobin; Subchronic Toxicity; Tetryl (N methyl N,2,4,6 tetranitroaniline)

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALPHA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; AROMATIC NITRO COMPOUND; EXPLOSIVE; GLOBULIN; HEMOGLOBIN; METHEMOGLOBIN; NITRAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD TOXICITY; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; EYE TOXICITY; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KIDNEY MASS; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; RAT; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; SPLEEN WEIGHT;

EID: 0033049817     PISSN: 10915818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/109158199225666     Document Type: Article

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