Evaluation of ethyl acetate on three dimensions: Investigation of behavioral, physiological and psychological indicators of adverse chemosensory effects

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 182, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 102-109

  Kleinbeck, Stefan ^a   Juran, Stephanie A ^a,b   Kiesswetter, Ernst ^a   Schäper, Michael ^a   Blaszkewicz, Meinolf ^a   Brüning, Thomas ^c   van Thriel, Christoph ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ RESEARCH CENTRE FOR WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN FACTORS   (Germany)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behavioral toxicology; Chemosensation; Ethyl acetate; Irritation; Risk assessment; Trigeminal perception

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AIR MONITORING; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BLINKING; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NOSE AIRWAY RESISTANCE; NOSE IRRITATION; ODOR; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY STIMULATION; SENSORY SYSTEM EXAMINATION; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

ACETATES; ADULT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; BEHAVIOR; BLINKING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; IRRITANTS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ODORS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; RHINOMANOMETRY;

EID: 54949115023     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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