A comparison of the acute behavioral effects of inhaled amyl, ethyl, and butyl acetate in mice

Fundamental and Applied Toxicology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 189-196

  Bowen, Scott E ^a   Balster, Robert L ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; PENTYL ACETATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; INHALATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 26844470580     PISSN: 02720590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/faat.1996.2278     Document Type: Article

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