Effects of glutathione transferase theta polymorphism on the risk estimates of dichloromethane to humans

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 221-230

  El Masri, Hisham A ^a   Bell, Douglas A ^b   Portier, Christopher J ^b  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo; PBPK; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

DICHLOROMETHANE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; CARCINOGENICITY; CROSS LINKING; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; FOOD PROCESSING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; KINETICS; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POPULATION RISK; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033180025     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/taap.1999.8715     Document Type: Article

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