The inhalation toxicology, genetic toxicology, and metabolism of difluoromethane in the rat

Fundamental and Applied Toxicology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 243-251

  Ellis, Martin K ^a   Trebilcock, Richard ^a   Naylor, Jacky L ^a   Tseung, Kathryn ^a   Collins, Michael A ^b   Hext, Paul M ^a   Green, Trevor ^a  

^a ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^b AKZO NOBEL CENTRAL RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIFLUOROMETHANE; FLUOROCARBON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; FEMALE; FETOTOXICITY; FETUS; GENOTOXICITY; INHALATION; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISOTOPE LABELING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; RABBIT; RAT; TOXICOKINETICS;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 26844487118     PISSN: 02720590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/faat.1996.0096     Document Type: Article

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