Correlations of the induction of microsomal epoxide hydrolase activity with phase II drug conjugating enzyme activities in rat liver

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-34

  Slawson, Matthew H ^a,b   Franklin, Michael R ^b   Moody, David E ^a,b  

^a Biomedical Polymers Research Bldg   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Enzyme induction; ; Glutathione S transferase; Microsomal epoxide hydrolase; Phase I and II drug metabolizing enzymes; UDP Glucuronosyltransferase

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BETA NAPHTHOFLAVONE; CLOFIBRIC ACID; DEXAMETHASONE; DRUG METABOLIZING ENZYME; EPOXIDE HYDROLASE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; ISOSAFROLE; LAURIC ACID; MORPHINE; PHENOBARBITAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; LIVER MICROSOME; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029935429     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-4274(96)03633-8     Document Type: Article

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