No carcinogenicity of ethyl tertiary-butyl ether by 2-year oral administration in rats

Journal of Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1239-1246

  Suzuki, Masaaki ^a   Yamazaki, Kazunori ^a   Kano, Hirokazu ^a   Aiso, Shigetoshi ^a   Nagano, Kasuke ^b   Fukushima, Shoji ^a  

^a JAPAN INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ASSOCIATION   (Japan)

^b Nagano Toxicologic Pathology Consulting   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carcinogenicity; Drinking water; Ethyl tertiary butyl ether; Oral administration; Rat

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; ETHER DERIVATIVE; ETHYL TERTIARY BUTYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERPLASIA; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY INJURY; KIDNEY PAPILLA; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RAT STRAIN;

EID: 84870906225     PISSN: 03881350     EISSN: 18803989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2131/jts.37.1239     Document Type: Article

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