Histomorphological and Histochemical Alterations Following Short-term Inhalation Exposure to Sulfur Mustard on Visceral Organs of Mice

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 201-213

  Pant, S C ^a   Vijayaraghavan, R ^a  

^a Div of Pharmacology and Toxicology   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; MUSTARD GAS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; DRUG EFFECT; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; KIDNEY; LUNG; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; TIME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; INHALATION EXPOSURE; KIDNEY; LUNG; MICE; MUSTARD GAS; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0033182696     PISSN: 08953988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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