Health effects classification and its role in the derivation of minimal risk levels: Hepatic effects

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 161-171

  Pohl, Hana R ^a   Chou, C H Selene J ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health guidance values; Hepatic effects; MRL; RfC; RfD

Indexed keywords

1,2 DICHLOROETHANE; 1,2,3 TRICHLOROPROPANE; 1,4 DICHLOROBENZENE; 4,4' METHYLENEBIS(2 CHLOROANILINE); 4,4' METHYLENEDIANILINE; ACENAPHTHENE DERIVATIVE; ACETONE; ALDRIN; BROMOFORM; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CHLORDANE; CHLOROFORM; CHLORPHENOTANE; CYCLOTETRAMETHYLENE TETRANITRAMINE; DIELDRIN; FLUORANTHENE; FLUORENE; HALOTHANE; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; HEXACHLOROETHANE; IMIPRAMINE; METHYL CHLORIDE; PHTHALIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIOCTYL ESTER; TETRACHLOROETHANE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; TRINITROTOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINYL CHLORIDE; VINYLIDENE CHLORIDE; XYLENE;

ARTICLE; BASOPHILIA; BILE DUCT INJURY; BILE DUCT TUMOR; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EOSINOPHILIA; FATTY LIVER; GALLBLADDER DISEASE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SERVICE; HEPATITIS; HEPATOMEGALY; HYALINE DEGENERATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER CONGESTION; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FATTY DEGENERATION; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER HYPERPLASIA; LIVER HYPERTROPHY; LIVER INJURY; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER TOXICITY; LIVER TUMOR; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; PORPHYRIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALS; BILIARY TRACT; GUIDELINES; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; LIVER; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; ORGAN SIZE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOXICITY TESTS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 20444463403     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2005.03.002     Document Type: Article

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