Biological fate of sulphur mustard: Identification of valine and histidine adducts in haemoglobin from casualties of sulphur mustard poisoning

Xenobiotica

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 499-512

  Black, R M ^a   Clarke, R J ^a   Harrison, J M ^a   Read, R W ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN; HISTIDINE; MUSTARD GAS; VALINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; RAT;

ALKYLATING AGENTS; ANIMALS; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; HEMOGLOBINS; HISTIDINE; HUMANS; MUSTARD GAS; RATS; VALINE;

EID: 0030903682     PISSN: 00498254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/004982597240460     Document Type: Article

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