Carcinogenic activity of benzo[a]pyrene in a 2 year oral study in Wistar rats

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 50, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 927-935

  Wester, P W ^a   Muller, J J A ^a   Slob, W ^a   Mohn, G R ^a   Dortant, P M ^a   Kroese, E D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Benzo a pyrene; Carcinogenicity; Oral; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Rat

Indexed keywords

BENZO[A]PYRENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CANAL; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; CARCINOGENIC ACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; FORESTOMACH; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY TUMOR; LIFESPAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; MIDDLE EAR TUMOR; MORBIDITY; MOUTH TUMOR; NECK TUMOR; NONHUMAN; RAT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKIN TUMOR; SMALL INTESTINE TUMOR; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; STOMACH TUMOR; SURVIVAL RATE; WISTAR RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BENZO(A)PYRENE; CARCINOGENS; FEMALE; MALE; NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 84856483585     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2011.12.003     Document Type: Article

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