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International Forum for Respiratory Research
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RESPIRATORY IRRITATION BY TRIMELLITIC ANHYDRIDE IN BROWN NORWAY AND WISTAR RATS

Josje H. E. Arts, Martijn W. de Koning, Nanne Bloksma, C. Frieke Kuper TNO Nutrition and Food Research, Zeist, The Netherlands; TNO Nutrition and Food Research, Zeist, and Department of Pharmacology and Pathophysiology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Pharmacology and Pathophysiology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Faculty of Biology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands; TNO Nutrition and Food Research, Zeist, The Netherlands
Pages 719-728 | Published online: 01 Oct 2008

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