Reduced serum levels of ALT and GGT and high carbohydrate intake among workers exposed to toluene below the threshold limit values

Industrial Health

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 14-19

  Wang, Da Hong ^a   Ishii, Kunihiko ^a   Seno, Etsuo ^b   Yane, Setsuko ^b   Horike, Tokushi ^b   Yamamoto, Hideki ^a   Suganuma, Narufumi ^a   Arimichi, Megumu ^c   Taketa, Kazuhisa ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b Junpukai Health Maintenance Center   (Japan)

^c ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate; Liver function tests; Nutrient intakes; Toluene

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; TOLUENE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; DATA ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0031934813     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.36.14     Document Type: Article

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