A cut-off in ocular chemesthesis from vapors of homologous alkylbenzenes and 2-ketones as revealed by concentration-detection functions

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 230, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 298-303

  Cometto Muñiz, J Enrique ^a   Abraham, Michael H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2 Ketones; Concentration detection functions; Eye irritation; Molecular cut off; n Alkylbenzenes; Ocular chemesthesis; Structure activity relationships

Indexed keywords

2 TRIDECANONE; 2 UNDECANONE; ALKYLBENZENE; DODECAN 2 ONE; HEPTYLBENZENE; HEXYLBENZENE; KETONE; PENTYLBENZENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE IRRITATION; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; VAPOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BENZENE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EYE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITANTS; KETONES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 46749085822     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: 10960333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2008.03.011     Document Type: Article

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