Neurobehavioral effects of acute exposure to normal (n-) paraffins

International Journal of Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-58

  Lammers, J H C M ^a   Muijser, H ^a   Owen, D E ^b   Kulig, B M ^a   McKee, R H ^c  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b Shell Chemicals Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

acute central nervous system depression; hydrocarbon solvents; n paraffins; neurotoxicity; occupational exposure limits

Indexed keywords

DECANE; OCTANE; PARAFFIN; PENTANE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EXCITABILITY; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; RAT; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

ALKANES; ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LONGEVITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCTANES; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PENTANES; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SOLVENTS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 79952675406     PISSN: 10915818     EISSN: 1092874X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1091581810385148     Document Type: Article

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