Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (Baytubes®): Approach for derivation of occupational exposure limit

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 78-89

  Pauluhn, Jürgen ^a  

^a BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggregates; Clearance; Disposition; Multi walled carbon nanotubes; Nanoparticles; Pulmonary and extra pulmonary toxicity; Repeated inhalation exposure; Respirability; Volume displacement overload

Indexed keywords

MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HALF LIFE TIME; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; LUNG BURDEN; LUNG CLEARANCE; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG TOXICITY; LUNG VOLUME; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TOXICOKINETICS; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

ANIMALS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NANOTUBES, CARBON; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PNEUMONIA; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TOXICITY TESTS, CHRONIC;

RATTUS;

EID: 75249083619     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2009.12.012     Document Type: Article

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