Lack of specificity of trans,trans-muconic acid as a benzene biomarker after ingestion of sorbic acid-preserved foods

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 749-755

  Weaver, Virginia M ^a,b   Buckley, Timothy ^a   Groopman, John D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CREATININE; MUCONIC ACID; SORBIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD PRESERVATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; BENZENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; FOOD PRESERVATIVES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SORBIC ACID;

EID: 0033928237     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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