The Biochemical Toxicology of 1,3-Difluoro-2-propanol, the Major Ingredient of the Pesticide Gliftor: The Potential of 4-Methylpyrazole as an Antidote

Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-52

  Feldwick, M G ^a   Noakes, P S ^a   Prause, U ^a   Mead, R J ^a   Kostyniak, P J ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

1,3 Difluoro 2 propanol; 1,3 Difluoroacetone; 1080; 4 Methylpyrazole; Aconitate Hydratase; Fluoroacetate; Fluorocitrate; Gliftor

Indexed keywords

VERTEBRATA;

1,3 DIFLUORO 2 PROPANOL; 1,3-DIFLUORO-2-PROPANOL; 4 METHYLPYRAZOLE; ANTIDOTE; CITRIC ACID; GLIFTOR; PROPANOL; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE; RODENTICIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; KIDNEY; LIVER MITOCHONDRION; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIDOTES; CITRATES; DRUG COMBINATIONS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; KIDNEY; MALE; MITOCHONDRIA, LIVER; PROPANOLS; PYRAZOLES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RODENTICIDES;

EID: 0031612072     PISSN: 10956670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0461(1998)12:1<41::AID-JBT6>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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