Examining the risks and benefits of replacing traditional dose-response with hormesis

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 259-264

  Pickrell, John A ^a   Oehme, Frederick W ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

3 methyl indole; Charcoal; Hormesis; Pulmonary fibrosis; Rectal carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CARBON; LEAD; SHIGA TOXIN; SKATOLE; TOXIN;

DOSE RESPONSE; HORMESIS; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; CARBON; CHILD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDOLES; LEAD; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKATOLE;

EID: 21744459158     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0960327105ht521oa     Document Type: Review

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