Methanol, is it a developmental risk to humans?

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 83-91

  Clary, John J ^a  

^a Bio Risk   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; FORMALDEHYDE; METHANOL;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; BODY WEIGHT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DRUG MEGADOSE; EMBRYOTOXICITY; ENCEPHALOCELE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXENCEPHALY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FOOD INTAKE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LETHAL DOSE; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OSSIFICATION; PERINATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RIB; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES COMPARISON; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TERATOGENESIS; WASTING SYNDROME;

EID: 0037299667     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-2300(02)00031-4     Document Type: Review

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