Life-time carcinogenicity bioassays of toluene given by stomach tube to Sprague-Dawley rats

European Journal of Oncology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 91-102

  Soffritti, Morando ^a   Belpoggi, Fiorella ^a   Padovani, Michela ^a   Lauriola, Michelina ^a   Esposti, Davide Degli ^a   Minardi, Franco ^a  

^a Cancer Research Center   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carcinogenicity; Life time bioassay; Rat; Toluene

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; OLIVE OIL; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER; TOLUENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BREAST CARCINOMA; CARCINOGENICITY; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMOLYMPH; LIFESPAN; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MOUSE; MOUTH CARCINOMA; NONHUMAN; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; STOMACH TUBE; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE;

EID: 9344237107     PISSN: 11286598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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