Beryllium metal I. Experimental results on acute oral toxicity, local skin and eye effects, and genotoxicity

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 30-42

  Strupp, Christian ^a  

^a Harlan   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

acute toxicity; beryllium; genotoxicity; mutagenicity; sensitization; solubility

Indexed keywords

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTIFICIAL LUNG; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; DISSOLUTION KINETICS; DNA REPAIR; DNA SYNTHESISS; EMBRYO CELLS; EXTERNAL STIMULUS; GENE MUTATIONS; GENOTOXICITIES; GUINEA PIGS; HUMAN LUNG; IN-VITRO; LOCAL EFFECTS; MAMMALIAN CELLS; METAL POWDER; MUTAGENICITY; MUTAGENICITY ASSAY; PARENT METAL; POTENTIAL INHIBITION; SENSITIZATION; SOLUBLE METALS; SOLUBLE SUBSTANCES; TOXIC PROPERTIES;

ARTIFICIAL ORGANS; BERYLLIUM; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DISSOLUTION; DNA; MAMMALS; METALS; REPAIR; SOLUBILITY; TISSUE CULTURE; TOXICITY;

EXTRACTION;

BERYLLIUM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DRUG EFFECT; EYE; GUINEA PIG; HAMSTER; MOUSE; MUTAGEN TESTING; MUTATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RABBIT; RAT; SKIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BERYLLIUM; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CRICETINAE; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; EYE; GENES, BACTERIAL; GUINEA PIGS; MICE; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTATION; RABBITS; RATS; SKIN;

EID: 78751486009     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meq071     Document Type: Article

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