Nephrotoxicity and nephrocarcinogenicity of dinitrotoluene: New aspects to be considered

Reviews on Environmental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 163-172

  Brüning, Thomas ^a   Thier, Ricarda ^a   Bolt, Hermann M ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ RESEARCH CENTRE FOR WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN FACTORS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 MICROGLOBULIN; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CARCINOGEN; COPPER; EXPLOSIVE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; TOLUENE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL; CARCINOGENICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; KIDNEY CANCER; KIDNEY INJURY; KIDNEY PROXIMAL TUBULE; LIVER CANCER; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MINING; MOUSE; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; TARGET ORGAN; UROGENITAL TRACT TUMOR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036661512     PISSN: 00487554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/REVEH.2002.17.3.163     Document Type: Article

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