Nail and Bone Surface as Biomarkers for Acute Fluoride Exposure in Rats

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 249-252

  Rabelo Buzalaf, Marília Afonso ^a   Caroselli, Elide Escolástico ^a   Cardoso De Oliveira, Rodrigo ^a   Granjeiro, José Mauro ^a   Whitford, Gary Milton ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FLUORIDE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BONE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR; FLUOROSIS; INTOXICATION; LD 50; MALE; NAIL; NONHUMAN; PERIOSTEUM; PLASMA; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 2342478540     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/28.4.249     Document Type: Article

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