Toxicokinetic modeling of the combined exposure to toluene and n-hexane in rats and humans

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 95-103

  Ali, Nabeel ^a   Tardif, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Coexposure; Metabolic interaction; n Hexane; Toluene; Toxicokinetic Modeling

Indexed keywords

ACETONYLACETONE; HEXANE; TOLUENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RAT; TOXICOKINETICS; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0033046246     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.41.95     Document Type: Article

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