Acute and subchronic inhalation studies on trifluoroiodomethane vapor in Fischer 344 rats

Fundamental and Applied Toxicology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 64-77

  Dodd, D E ^a   Kinkead, E R ^a   Wolfe, R E ^a   Leahy, H F ^a   English, J H ^a   Vinegar, A ^a  

^a WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,3',5' TRIIODOTHYRONINE; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIFLUOROIODOMETHANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG TOXICITY; FACIAL BONE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INHALATION; LETHARGY; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; RAT; THYMUS; THYROID WEIGHT; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 85033533991     PISSN: 02720590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/faat.1996.2260     Document Type: Article

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