Thirteen-week inhalation toxicity of 2- and 4-chloronitrobenzene in F344/N rats and B6C3F1 mice

Fundamental and Applied Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 75-92

  Travlos, G S ^a   Mahler, J ^a   Ragan, H A ^b   Chou, B J ^b   Bucher, J R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 CHLORO 2 NITROBENZENE; 1 CHLORO 4 NITROBENZENE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; IDITOL DEHYDROGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANEMIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERPLASIA; INHALATION; KIDNEY DISEASE; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; RAT; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 26844490231     PISSN: 02720590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/faat.1996.0045     Document Type: Article

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