Biotransformation and kinetics of excretion of ethyl tert-butyl ether in rats in humans

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 194-201

  Amberg, Alexander ^a   Rosner, Elisabeth ^a   Dekant, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

ETBE as gasoline additive; ETBE biotransformation and excretion half lives; ETBE inhalation exposure; Ethyl tert butyl ether (ETBE); Human; Rat; Tert butanol (t butanol)

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; ISOBUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PROPANEDIOL DERIVATIVE; TERT BUTYL ALCOHOL; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER;

AIR POLLUTANT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXCRETION; EXHAUST GAS; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INHALATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; RAT; TOXICOKINETICS; URINARY EXCRETION;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; ETHYL ETHERS; FEMALE; HALF-LIFE; HUMANS; MALE; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033956441     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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