Experimental investigations into the neurotoxicity and nasal toxicity of hydrogen sulfide in rats

Environmental Epidemiology and Toxicology

Volumn 1, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 249-255

  Dorman, David C ^a   Brenneman, Karrie A ^a   Struve, Melanie F ^a  

^a CIIT CENTERS FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrogen sulfide; Inhalation; Neurotoxicity; Nose; Rat

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; INHALATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NOSE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0033501633     PISSN: 15227987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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