Human exposure to naturally occurring hydroquinone

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-46

  Deisinger, Peter J ^a   Hill, Tammie S ^a   English, J Caroline ^a  

^a EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARBUTIN; HYDROQUINONE; PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CEREAL; COFFEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEAL; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; TEA; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE LEVEL; VEGETABLE; WHEAT; WINE;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ARBUTIN; BEVERAGES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMANS; HYDROQUINONES; MALE; MUTAGENS; PHENOLS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SMOKING;

EID: 0030068243     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/009841096161915     Document Type: Article

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