Method for the simultaneous quantification of n-hexane metabolites: Application to n-hexane metabolism determination

Human & Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 497-503

  Soriano, T ^a   Menendez M ^a   Sanz, P ^a   Repetto, M ^a  

^a Biology Section Apdo 863 E 41080   (Spain)

Author keywords

2,5 hexanodione; bio marker; metabolism; n hexane; urine

Indexed keywords

2 HEXANOL; 2 HEXANONE; 2,5 DIMETHYLFURANE; 5 HEXANEDIOL; ACETONYLACETONE; GAMMA VALEROLACTONE; HEXANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCRETION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROLYSIS; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; URINALYSIS; URINE;

ANIMALS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HEXANES; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029891564     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096032719601500607     Document Type: Article

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