Effects of methacrolein on the respiratory tract in mice

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 114, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 197-202

  Larsen, Søren Thor ^a   Nielsen, Gunnar Damgård ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Airborne exposure; Airflow limitation; BALB c mice; Inhalation; Methacrolein; Pulmonary irritation; Sensory irritation

Indexed keywords

ACROLEIN DERIVATIVE; IRRITANT AGENT; METHACROLEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LUNG TOXICITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SENSORY SYSTEM; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

ACROLEIN; ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; ATMOSPHERE EXPOSURE CHAMBERS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 0342615031     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(99)00300-8     Document Type: Article

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