Urinary and biliary metabolic patterns of chlorothalonil in germ-free and conventional rats

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2898-2903

  Hillenweck, Anne ^a   Corpet, Denis E ^a   Killeen Jr , James C ^b   Bliss Jr , Myron ^c   Cravedi, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b Ricerca Inc   (United States)

^c ISK Biosciences Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorothalonil; Germ free rats; Glutathione conjugation; Metabolism; Thiol metabolites

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; CHLOROTHALONIL; NITRILE; THIOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BILE; BILIARY EXCRETION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GERMFREE ANIMAL; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTESTINE FLORA; MALE; METABOLISM; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; RADIOASSAY; RADIOMETRY; RAT; RAT STRAIN; URINALYSIS; URINE;

ANIMALS; BILE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; GERM-FREE LIFE; MALE; NITRILES; RADIOMETRY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0032818297     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf9811469     Document Type: Article

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