Commentary: Further comments on Mycoplasma pulmonis and lymphoma in bioassays of rats

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 420-426

  Schoeb, T R ^a   McConnell, E E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b ToxPath Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

bioassay; lung; lymphoma; Mycoplasma pulmonis; rats

Indexed keywords

ASPARTAME; ETHER DERIVATIVE; METHANOL; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; LUNG; LYMPHOMA; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOPLASMA PULMONIS; MYCOPLASMOSIS; PATHOLOGY; RAT; RODENT DISEASE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; ASPARTAME; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; LUNG; LYMPHOMA; METHANOL; METHYL ETHERS; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; MYCOPLASMA PULMONIS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RODENT DISEASES;

MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA PULMONIS; RATTUS;

EID: 79953787237     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 15442217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0300985810377183     Document Type: Article

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