Troubleshooting methods for toxicity testing of airborne chemicals in vitro

Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 76-85

  Bakand, Shahnaz ^a,b   Hayes, Amanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Air liquid interface; Airborne chemicals; Direct exposure methods; In vitro toxicity; Inhalation toxicology; Inhaled chemicals

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AEROSOL; AIR MONITORING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CELL VIABILITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FILTRATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INHALATION TEST; LC 50; LUNG TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RISK ASSESSMENT; TARGET CELL; TOXIC INHALATION; TOXICITY TESTING;

AEROSOLS; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; GASES; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; TOXICITY TESTS; XENOBIOTICS;

EID: 77950542628     PISSN: 10568719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2010.01.010     Document Type: Article

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