The role of mouse intestinal microflora in the metabolism of trichloroethylene, an in vivo study

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 629-635

  Moghaddam, A P ^a   Abbas, R ^b   Fisher, J W ^a   Lipscomb, J C ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dichloroacetic acid; Metabolism; Microflora; Pharmacokinetics; Trichloroacetic acid; Trichloroethylene

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN; DICHLOROACETIC ACID; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTESTINE FLORA; LIVER LEVEL; LIVER METABOLISM; LIVER TUMOR; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOKINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0030730877     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096032719701601101     Document Type: Article

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