A trial on the quantitative risk assessment of man-made mineral fibers by the rat intraperitoneal administration assay using the JFM standard fibrous samples

Industrial Health

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 168-174

  Adachi, Shuichi ^a   Kawamura, Ken ^b   Takemoto, Kazuo ^a  

^a SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KAGAWA NUTRITION UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Carcinogen; Man made mineral fiber; Mesothelioma; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; CALCIUM SILICATE; CHRYSOTILE; GLASS FIBER; MINERAL FIBER; SILICON CARBIDE; TITANATE POTASSIUM; TITANIUM DERIVATIVE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; FEMALE; FIBROUS DUST; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LUNG FUNCTION; MESOTHELIOMA; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RAT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; WOOL;

EID: 0034996981     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.39.168     Document Type: Article

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