Toxicity studies on western juniper oil (Juniperus occidentalis) and Port-Orford-cedar oil (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) extracts utilizing local lymph node and acute dermal irritation assays

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 217-224

  Craig, A Morrie ^a   Karchesy, Joseph J ^a   Blythe, Linda L ^a   González Hernández, Maria Del Pilar ^b   Swan, Laurence R ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Dogs; Essential oil extracts; Horses; Laboratory animals; Port Orford cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana); Shavings; Western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis)

Indexed keywords

OLIVE OIL; PLANT EXTRACT; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHAMAECYPARIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; FEMALE; JUNIPERUS; LOCAL LYMPH NODE ASSAY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; IRRITANTS; JUNIPERUS; LYMPH NODES; MICE; MICE, INBRED CBA; OILS, VOLATILE; RABBITS; SKIN;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CHAMAECYPARIS; CHAMAECYPARIS LAWSONIANA; EQUIDAE; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS OCCIDENTALIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 6344263725     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2004.08.004     Document Type: Article

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