Biological fate of sulphur mustard: In vitro alkylation of human haemoglobin by sulphur mustard

Xenobiotica

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 11-32

  Black, R M ^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

CARBON 13; GLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN; MUSTARD GAS; SULFUR 35;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELL LYSATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TOXICITY; ERYTHROCYTE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; INTOXICATION; ISOTOPE LABELING; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REACTION ANALYSIS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ALKYLATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GLOBINS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSTARD GAS; PLASMA; PRONASE; TRYPSIN;

EID: 0031025754     PISSN: 00498254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/004982597240730     Document Type: Article

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