A statistical evaluation of the effects of gender differences in assessment of acute inhalation toxicity

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 217-238

  Price, Charlotte ^a   Stallard, Nigel ^a   Creton, Stuart ^b   Indans, Ian ^c   Guest, Robert ^d   Griffiths, David ^d   Edwards, Philippa ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b National Centre for the Replacement   (United Kingdom)

^c HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE   (United Kingdom)

^d Harlan   (Switzerland)

^e PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acute inhalation toxicity; fixed concentration procedure; gender differences; OECD test guidelines

Indexed keywords

ACUTE INHALATION TOXICITY; ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AEROSOLS; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DUST; FEMALE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALE; RATS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

RATTUS;

EID: 79951915515     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327110370982     Document Type: Article

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