Final report on the safety assessment of benzaldehyde

International Journal of Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 11-27

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BENZALDEHYDE; BENZOIC ACID; BENZYL ALCOHOL; GLUCURONIC ACID; GLYCINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BENZALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; COSMETIC;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHRONIC TOXICITY; COSMETIC INDUSTRY; ENERGY METABOLISM; ERYTHEMA; EYE EDEMA; EYE IRRITATION; EYE PAIN; GENE MUTATION; GENOTOXICITY; LD 50; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NOSE IRRITATION; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; PHOTOTOXICITY; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN SENSITIZATION; TOXICOKINETICS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; CARCINOGEN TESTING; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GUINEA PIG; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MOUSE; MUTAGEN TESTING; RABBIT; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WISTAR RAT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRICETULUS GRISEUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BENZALDEHYDES; CARCINOGENICITY TESTS; COSMETICS; GUINEA PIGS; MICE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RATS, WISTAR; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33747064728     PISSN: 10915818     EISSN: 1092874X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10915810600716612     Document Type: Article

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