Metabolism of n-hexane by rat liver and extrahepatic tissues and the effect of cytochrome P-450 inducers

Human & Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 131-137

  Crosbie, Sarah J ^a   Blain, P G ^a   Williams, Faith M ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cytochrome P 450; extra hepatic metabolism; n Hexane; skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BETA NAPHTHOFLAVONE; CYTOCHROME P450; HEXANE; HEXANOL; METYRAPONE; PHENOBARBITAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INDUCTION; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIVER METABOLISM; LUNG; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; MICROSOME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; ARYL HYDROCARBON HYDROXYLASES; BETA-NAPHTHOFLAVONE; BRAIN; CELL LINE; CORN OIL; CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP2E1; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ETHANOL; HEXANES; HEXANOLS; HUMANS; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; METYRAPONE; MICROSOMES; MICROSOMES, LIVER; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXIDOREDUCTASES, N-DEMETHYLATING; PHENOBARBITAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030985780     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096032719701600301     Document Type: Article

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