Physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling of metabolic interactions between n-hexane and toluene in humans

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 293-301

  Yu, Xiaozhong ^a   Johanson, Gunnar ^b   Ichihara, Gaku ^a   Shibata, Eiji ^c   Kamijima, Michihiro ^a   Ono, Yuichiro ^d   Takeuchi, Yasuhiro ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Co exposure; Metabolic interaction; n Hexane; PBPK model; Toluene

Indexed keywords

HEXANE; SOLVENT; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; LIVER METABOLISM; MODEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; TOXICOKINETICS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032425047     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.40.293     Document Type: Article

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