Immunotoxicological insignificance of fenitrothion in mice and rats

Fundamental and Applied Toxicology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 246-253

  Kunimatsu, Takeshi ^a   Kamita, Yusuke ^a   Isobe, Naohiko ^a   Kawasaki, Hajime ^a  

^a SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE; FENITROTHION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTHUS PHENOMENON; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DOSE RESPONSE; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNOTOXICITY; MALE; MIXED LYMPHOCYTE REACTION; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PLAQUE FORMING CELL; RAT; SHEEP ERYTHROCYTE;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 85033038203     PISSN: 02720590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/faat.1996.0162     Document Type: Article

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