Subchronic inhalation exposure to acetone vapor and scheduled controlled operant performance in male rats

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 781-798

  Christoph, Greg R ^a   Malley, Linda A ^b   Stadler, Judith C ^b  

^a ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG INTOXICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; VAPOR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0042167566     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08958370390217846     Document Type: Article

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