Effects of styrene exposure on vibration perception threshold

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 97-102

  Sato, Tetsuro ^a   Kishi, Reiko ^a   Gong, Yingyan ^a   Katakura, Yoko ^a   Kawai, Toshio ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Osaka Occupational Health Service Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cumulative exposure index; Fiber reinforced plastic boat worker; Styrene; Threshold limit value; Vibration perception threshold

Indexed keywords

MANDELIC ACID; PHENYLGLYOXYLIC ACID; STYRENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS; URINE LEVEL; VIBRATION SENSE;

ADULT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GLYOXYLATES; HUMANS; MALE; MANDELIC ACIDS; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; STYRENE; TOUCH PERCEPTION; VIBRATION;

EID: 58749084089     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2008.11.004     Document Type: Article

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