Acute toxicity and tissue distribution of cerium oxide nanoparticles by a single oral administration in rats

Toxicological Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 79-84

  Park, Eun Jung ^a   Park, Young Kwon ^b   Park, Kwangsik ^a  

^a Dongduk Women's University   (South Korea)

^b University of Seoul   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Cerium oxide nanoparticles; Rats; Tissue distribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860127565     PISSN: 19768257     EISSN: 22342753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5487/TR.2009.25.2.079     Document Type: Article

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