Neurobehavioural evaluation and kinetics of inhalation of constant or fluctuating toluene concentrations in human volunteers

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 431-442

  Lammers, Jan H C M ^a   Meuling, Wim J A ^a   Muijser, Hans ^a   Freidig, Andreas P ^a   Bessems, Jos G M ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Human; Neurobehaviour; PBTK modelling; Peak exposure; Toluene; Toxicokinetics

Indexed keywords

ORTHO CRESOL; TOLUENE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRAIN LEVEL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MOOD; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; URINALYSIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 24944529137     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2005.05.003     Document Type: Article

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