A computational fluid dynamics approach to assess interhuman variability in hydrogen sulfide nasal dosimetry

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 277-286

  Schroeter, Jeffry D ^a   Garcia, Guilherme J M ^a,b   Kimbell, Julia S ^a,b  

^a HAMNER INSTITUTES FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Dosimetry modeling; Gas uptake; Human nasal passages; Hydrogen sulfide; Interindividual variability; Olfactory region; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

ADULT; AIRFLOW; ALLOMETRY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; NOSE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEADY STATE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; ALGORITHMS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; KINETICS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NASAL MUCOSA; NOSE; OLFACTORY MUCOSA; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 77149161402     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: 10917691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08958370903278077     Document Type: Article

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