The effects of cage design on airborne allergens and endotoxin in animal rooms: High-volume measurements with an ion-charging device

Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 12-16

  Platts Mills, James A ^a   Custis, Natalie J ^a   Kenney, Alice ^a   Tsay, Amy ^b   Chapman, Martin D ^b   Feldman, Sanford H ^a   Platts Mills, Thomas A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b INDOOR Biotechnologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ENDOTOXIN;

AIR SAMPLING; ALLERGY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CAGE; CAT; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOUSEHOLD; LABORATORY; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RAT; ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INSTRUMENTATION; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; RODENTIA;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; ENDOTOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LABORATORY ANIMAL SCIENCE; MICE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RATS; VIRGINIA;

EID: 17144410389     PISSN: 10600558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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