A re-assessment of styrene-induced clastogenicity in mice in a subacute inhalation study

Archives of Toxicology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 56-61

  Engelhardt, Günter ^a   Gamer, Armin ^a   Vodicka, Pavel ^b   Bárta, Ivo ^c   Hoffmann, Hans Dieter ^a   Veenstra, Gauke ^d  

^a BASF SE   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Czech Republic)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d Shell Chemicals Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clastogenicity; Inhalation; Micronucleus assay; Styrene

Indexed keywords

STYRENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BONE MARROW; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE INDUCTION; TOXICITY;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ANIMALS; BONE MARROW CELLS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ERYTHROCYTES; MALE; MICE; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENESIS; MUTAGENS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STYRENE;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0037217663     PISSN: 03405761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00204-002-0406-y     Document Type: Article

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