Results of chronic dietary toxicity studies of high viscosity (P70H and P100H) white mineral oils in Fischer 344 rats

Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 439-447

  Trimmer, Gary W ^a   Freeman, James J ^a   Priston, R A J ^b   Urbanus, Jan ^c  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^b Shell Chemicals Europe Limited   (United Kingdom)

^c Refinery Technology Support Group   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alkane; F344 rat; Food grade mineral oil; Liver; Mesenteric lymph node; Microgranuloma; NOAEL; Paraffin

Indexed keywords

LIQUID PARAFFIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BODY WEIGHT; CARCINOGENICITY; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; KIDNEY; LEUKEMIA; LIVER; MALE; MESENTERY LYMPH NODE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPLEEN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL; THYROID PARAFOLLICULAR CELL; URINALYSIS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CARCINOGENICITY TESTS; CARCINOGENS; DIET; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EATING; FEMALE; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MINERAL OIL; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; SEX FACTORS; TOXICITY TESTS, CHRONIC; VISCOSITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 3242891913     PISSN: 01926233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01926230490465865     Document Type: Article

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