Hypothesis-Based Weight-of-Evidence evaluation of methanol as a human carcinogen

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 278-291

  Bailey, Lisa A ^a   Prueitt, Robyn L ^a   Rhomberg, Lorenz R ^a  

^a GRADIENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Formaldehyde; Hazard identification; Human relevance; Lymphoma; Methanol; Mode of action; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; FORMALDEHYDE; MALONALDEHYDE; METHANOL;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CARCINOGENESIS; DOSE RESPONSE; EXPOSURE; GENOTOXICITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LYMPHOMA; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXICOKINETICS;

ANIMALS; CARCINOGENS, ENVIRONMENTAL; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA; METHANOL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84856445159     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2011.11.015     Document Type: Article

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