Respiratory peripheral chemosensory irritation, acute and repeated exposure toxicity studies with aerosols of triethylene glycol

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 387-396

  Ballantyne, Bryan ^a,d   Snellings, William M ^b   Norris, James C ^c  

^a UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Dow Chemical Company   (United States)

^c CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Inhalation; Kidney; Liver; Mouse; Peripheral sensory irritation; Rat; Triethylene glycol

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; N ACETYL BETA GLUCOSAMINIDASE; TRIETHYLENE GLYCOL;

ACUTE TOXICITY; AEROSOL; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREATHING RATE; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPOSURE VARIABLE; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HEPATORENAL SYNDROME; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY MASS; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER HISTOLOGY; MALE; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; URINE OSMOLALITY; URINE PH; URINE VOLUME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMORECEPTORS; FEMALE; IRRITANTS; LIVER; MALE; MAXIMUM TOLERATED DOSE; MICE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RISK ASSESSMENT; THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 33748762270     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: 10991263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.1160     Document Type: Article

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