Toxicity assessment of industrial chemicals and airborne contaminants: Transition from in vivo to in vitro test methods: A review

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 17, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 775-787

  Bakand, Shahnaz ^a   Winder, C ^a   Khalil, C ^a   Hayes, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GAS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INHALATION; LC 50; LUNG TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXICOKINETICS; VALIDATION PROCESS; VAPOR;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVES; ANIMALS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INHALATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTS; VOLATILIZATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 27144534545     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: 10917691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08958370500225240     Document Type: Review

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