Effects of glutaraldehyde in a 2-year inhalation study in rats and mice

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 195-205

  Van Birgelen, Angélique P J M ^a,c   Chou, Billy J ^b   Renne, Roger A ^b   Grumbein, Sondra L ^b   Roycroft, Joe H ^a   Hailey, James R ^a   Bucher, John R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c HOFFMANN LA ROCHE INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinogenicity; Glutaraldehyde; Nose; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

GLUTARALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; LUNG CANCER; LUNG CARCINOGENESIS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; RAT; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0034119690     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/55.1.195     Document Type: Article

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