Bioaccumulation of HCH isomers in different tissues of young and old rats: A comparison

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 896-902

  Siddiqui, M K J ^a   Nigam, U ^a   Kaul, P P ^a   Seth, T D ^a  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; EXCRETION; FOOD CHAINS; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; ISOMERS; LIPOPHILICITY;

ABSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; CONTAMINATION; ECOSYSTEMS; HEALTH RISKS; METABOLISM; PHARMACOKINETICS; POLLUTION; TISSUE;

INSECTICIDES;

ALPHA HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; BETA HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; CHLORPHENOTANE; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; INSECTICIDE; LINDANE;

AGE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ISOMER; NONHUMAN; RAT; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGING; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; FEMALE; INSECTICIDES; KIDNEY; LETHAL DOSE 50; LINDANE; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; RATS; SPLEEN; STEREOISOMERISM; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030175306     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900130     Document Type: Article

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