Ethylene Oxide: Acute Four-Hour and One-Hour Inhalation Toxicity Testing in Rats

Ethylene oxide was tested on groups of rats for either 4-hour or 1-hour inhalation exposure, followed by 14 days of observation. Groups of five Sprague-Dawley rats/sex were exposed, and clinical signs and mortality were recorded. Clinical signs noted included irregular breathing, absence of certain...

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Main Authors: William M. Snellings, Donald J. Nachreiner, Lynn H. Pottenger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Toxicology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/910180