Comparison of the pulmonary responses to inhaled pigmentary and ultrafine titanium dioxide particles in the rat, mouse and hamster

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 46, Issue , 2002, Pages 191-196

  Hext, P M ^a   Warheit, D B ^b   Mangum, J ^c   Asgharian, B ^c   Wong, B ^c   Bermudez, E ^c   Everitt, J ^c  

^a JEALOTT S HILL INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^c CIIT CENTERS FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

hamster; lung; mouse; overload; rat; titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CELL PROLIFERATION; MAMMALS; MOBILE SECURITY; OXIDES; PATHOLOGY; RATING; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CELLULAR PROLIFERATIONS; HAMSTER; LUNG; MEASURED PARAMETERS; MOUSE; OVERLOAD; PATHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE PARTICLES;

RATS;

EID: 0038390674     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/46.suppl-1.191     Document Type: Conference Paper

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