A further comparative study on early histological changes in respiratory tract of brown norway and fischer 344 rats after shortterm inhalation of formaldehyde aerosol

Journal of Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 235-240

  Ohtsuka, Ryoichi ^a   Shuto, Yasufumi ^b   Fujie, Hideaki ^b   Takeda, Makio ^b   Harada, Takanori ^b   Itagaki, Shin Ichi ^a   Yoshikawa, Yasuhiro ^a   Doi, Kunio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

BN rat; F344 rat; Formaldehyde inhalation; Histology; Respiratory mucosa

Indexed keywords

EID: 54649083487     PISSN: 09149198     EISSN: 09149198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1293/tox.11.235     Document Type: Article

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