Carcinogenicity and chronic toxicity in mice and rats exposed by inhalation to para-dichlorobenzene for two years

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1019-1029

  Aiso, Shigetoshi ^a   Takeuchi, Tetsuya ^a   Arito, Heihachiro ^a   Nagano, Kasuke ^a   Yamamoto, Seigo ^a   Matsushima, Taijiro ^a  

^a JAPAN INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ASSOCIATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Liver tumor; Nasal lesion; para Dichlorobenzene

Indexed keywords

4 DICHLOROBENZENE; 4-DICHLOROBENZENE; CARCINOGEN; CHLOROBENZENE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CARCINOGEN TESTING; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; RAT; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY TESTING;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ANIMALS; CARCINOGENICITY TESTS; CARCINOGENS; CHLOROBENZENES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MICE; RATS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 27844453267     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.67.1019     Document Type: Article

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