Toxicological Profile for Carbon Tetrachloride

TOXICOLOGICAL PROFILE FOR CARBON MONOXIDE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Public Health Service Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

ADDENDUM TO THE TOXICOLOGICAL PROFILE FOR CARBON DISULFIDE Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Division of Toxicology and Environmental Medicine

Enhancing effect of preadministration of carbon tetrachloride on methylazoxymethanol acetate-induced intestinal carcinogenesis.

This study concerns the modifying effect of carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) on methylazoxymethanol acetate (MAM)-induced intestinal carcinogenesis in ACI rats of both sexes. Forty five animals were given CCl4 (0.5 ml/kg body weight) through a stomach tube, followed by an i.p. injection with MAM (25 mg/kg body weight) 24 hours after CCl4 treatment. The paired administrations were done once a week fo...

Biocompatibility and Toxicological Effects of Doped, Functionalized and Pure Carbon Nanotubes

Carbon Tetrachloride Toxicological Overview

 Acute inhalation or ingestion may cause nausea, vomiting, headache, dizziness, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, and difficulty breathing  Acute inhalation or ingestion can also cause liver and kidney damage which in severe cases may lead to coma and death  Dermal exposure may cause irritation and contact with undiluted carbon tetrachloride may cause a burning sensation and redness  Ocular exposu...