2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Pathogenic mechanism of inflammatory disease caused by exposure to an insect repellent
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22510072
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Risk sciences of radiation/Chemicals
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| Research Institution | Keio University |
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Principal Investigator |
YOKOTA Eriko (AIZU Eriko) 慶應義塾大学, 薬学部, 講師 (10222457)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | トキシコロジー |
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| Research Abstract |
DEET (N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide) and pyrethroids are widely used as insect repellents in households. Exposure to these chemicals may induce sick building syndrome or inflammatory diseases, however, its pathogenic mechanism is not well known. In the present
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