The acute toxicity, tissue distribution, and histopathology of inhaled ricin in Sprague Dawley rats and BALB/c mice

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 247-256

  Benson, Janet M ^a   Gomez, Andrea P ^a   Wolf, Molly L ^a   Tibbetts, Brad M ^a   March, Thomas H ^a  

^a LOVELACE RESPIRATORY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

acute toxicity; inhalation; Ricin; tissue distribution

Indexed keywords

RICIN;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LARYNX; LETHAL DOSE; LUNG; LUNG TOXICITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NOSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REACTION TIME; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SPLEEN; THYMUS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRACHEA;

ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; ANIMALS; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; FEMALE; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LETHAL DOSE 50; LONGEVITY; LUNG INJURY; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RICIN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPLEEN; THYMUS GLAND;

ANIMALIA; MUS; RATTUS; RICINUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 79955456292     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: 10917691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08958378.2011.565490     Document Type: Article

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