Chronic pulmonary toxicity study of indium-tin oxide and indium oxide following intratracheal instillations into the lungs of hamsters

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 14-22

  Tanaka, Akiyo ^a   Hirata, Miyuki ^a   Homma, Toshiaki ^b   Kiyohara, Yutaka ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TEIKYO UNIVERSITY CHIBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chronic pulmonary toxicity; Hamsters; Indium oxide; Indium tin oxide

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

INDIUM; INDIUM OXIDE; INDIUM TIN OXIDE; TIN DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG INSTILLATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HAMSTER; MALE; PNEUMONIA; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ANIMALS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CRICETINAE; INDIUM; INSTILLATION, DRUG; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; PNEUMONIA; TIN COMPOUNDS;

EID: 77952316411     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.L9097     Document Type: Article

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