Potentiation of occupational carbon tetrachloride toxicity by ethanol abuse

Human & Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 294-300

  Manno, M ^a   Rezzadore, M ^a   Grossi, M ^b   Sbrana, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^b Unit of Preventive Medicine and Occupational Hygiene   (Italy)

^c Unit of Occupational Prevention   (Italy)

Author keywords

acute poisoning; carbon tetrachloride; enzyme induc tion; ethanol

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CREATININE; CYTOCHROME P450; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; UREA; URIC ACID;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANURIA; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME INDUCTION; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; INHALATION; ITALY; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NEPHROTOXICITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; DRUG SYNERGISM; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029968138     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096032719601500404     Document Type: Article

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