Chronic carcinogenicity study of gasoline vapor condensate (GVC) and GVC containing methyl tertiary-butyl ether in F344 rats

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 638-657

  Benson, Janet M ^a   Gigliotti, Andrew P ^a   March, Thomas H ^a   Barr, Edward B ^a   Tibbetts, Brad M ^a   Skipper, Betty J ^b   Clark, Charles R ^c   Twerdok, Lorraine ^d  

^a LOVELACE RESPIRATORY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology ^*  (United States)

^d Toxicology Consulting Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; GASOLINE VAPOR CONDENSATE; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CARCINOGENICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; KIDNEY TUBULE ADENOMA; KIDNEY TUBULE CARCINOMA; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SURVIVAL; TESTIS MESOTHELIOMA; THYROID CARCINOMA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CARCINOGENICITY TESTS; CARCINOGENS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GASOLINE; KIDNEY; MALE; METHYL ETHERS; NASAL MUCOSA; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; SEX FACTORS; VOLATILIZATION;

RATTUS;

EID: 79953034941     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2011.538837     Document Type: Article

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