Immunohistochemical studies on early stage of hepatic damage induced by subacute inhalation of toluene vapor in rats

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 505-509

  Gotohda, Takako ^a   Nishimura, Akiyoshi ^a   Morita, Kyoji ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^b SHIKOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Fibrous changes; Glucocorticoids; Hepatoblastoma cells; Leptin; Rat liver damage; Toluene inhalation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; COLLAGEN; CYTOCHROME P450 2E1; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 90; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; TOLUENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INHALATION; LIVER; LIVER INJURY; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; VAPOR;

ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ANIMALS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CELL LINE, TUMOR; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOLVENTS; TOLUENE;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 68949105728     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: 10991263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.1435     Document Type: Article

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