Induction of rhabdomyosarcoma by embedded military-grade Tungsten/Nickel/Cobalt Not by Tungsten/Nickel/Iron in the B6C3F1 mouse

International Journal of Toxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 44-54

  Emond, Christy A ^a   Vergara, Vernieda B ^a   Lombardini, Eric D ^a,b   Mog, Steven R ^a,c   Kalinich, John F ^a  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b ARMED FORCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Thailand)

^c CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; embedded fragment wound; mouse; rhabdomyosarcoma; tungsten alloy

Indexed keywords

COBALT; IRON; NICKEL; TUNGSTEN; ALLOY; HEAVY METAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; B6C3F1 MOUSE; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMPLANTATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SURVIVAL TIME; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECTS; FOREIGN BODY; METABOLISM; MUSCLE TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; URINE; WEAPON;

RATTUS; RODENTIA;

ALLOYS; ANIMALS; FOREIGN BODIES; MALE; METALS, HEAVY; MICE; MUSCLE NEOPLASMS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WEAPONS;

EID: 84923470785     PISSN: 10915818     EISSN: 1092874X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1091581814565038     Document Type: Article

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