Glutathione transferase activity and formation of macromolecular adducts in two cases of acute methyl bromide poisoning

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 211-215

  Garnier, Robert ^a   Rambourg Schepens, Marie Odile ^b   Müller, Andreas ^c   Hallier, Ernst ^c  

^a HÔPITAL FERNAND WIDAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL MAISON BLANCHE   (France)

^c LEIBNIZ RESEARCH CENTRE FOR WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN FACTORS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Glutathione transferase; Methyl bromide; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; METHYL BROMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICOKINETICS;

EID: 0029947352     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.53.3.211     Document Type: Article

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