Effect of butylated hydroxytoluene on α-tocopherol content in liver and adipose tissue of rats

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 87, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 103-108

  Simán, C Martin ^a   Eriksson, Ulf J ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; BHT; Butylated hydroxytoluene; Liver; Rat; Vitamin E; Tocopherol

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BUTYLCRESOL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DRUG ACCUMULATION; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIVER; LIVER WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030273519     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-4274(96)03708-3     Document Type: Article

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