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ID (ISN) del documento26988
Número CIS 77-892
ISSN - Título de la serie 0096-1736 - Journal of Occupational Medicine
Año 1976
Número de serie
Autor(es) Dinman B.D.
Título Development of workplace environment standards in foreign countries - Part 2. Concepts of higher nervous function in the USSR - Part 3. Procedures for development of MAC values in the USSR.
Información bibliográfica July 1976, Vol.18, No.7, p.477-484; Aug. 1976, Vol.18, No.8, p.556-560. 34 ref.
Resumen The 2nd article in this series (see CIS 76-2091 for Part 1) begins with an examination of Soviet concepts originally based on Pavlov, leading to the Soviet proposition that autonomic ("neurovegetative") changes are manifestations of toxicity. Neurophysiological testing methods in the USSR (observational techniques, unconditioned reflex behaviour, conditioned reflex behaviour) are outlined and discussed. The article concludes with a synthesis of the Soviet view of early neurological behaviour as caused by chemical agents. Part 3 describes in detail the methods in use in the USSR to establish MAC values; methods of approximation; extrapolation from a series of homologous compounds; acute experimental data; equations used for inorganic compounds, organic compounds, etc.; subacute and chronic experimental data; calculation of factors expressing accumulative toxicity.
Descriptores (primarios) valores umbrales; determinación de los límites de la exposición; actividad nerviosa superior; URSS
Descriptores (secundarios) efectos neurotóxicos; revisión bibliográfica; estudio comparado; Estados Unidos; valoración de la toxicidad; tests de las funciones del sistema nervioso
Tipo de documento -
Tema(s) Administración, legislación, inspección
Broad subject area(s)
Navegación por categoria(s) Occupational exposure limits