Alteration of glucose metabolism in the spinal cord of experimental lead poisoning rats: Microdetermination of glucose utilization rate and distribution volume

Industrial Health

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 221-223

  Yokoyama, Kazuhito ^a   Araki, Shunichi ^a   Akabayashi, Akira ^a   Kato, Takahiko ^b   Sakai, Tadashi ^c   Sato, Hajime ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Tokyo Labor Accident Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

2,5 Hexanedione; 2 Deoxyglucose; Distribution volume; Glucose utilization rate; Microdetermination; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; LEAD;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTERIOR HORN CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GLUCOSE UTILIZATION; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MICROANALYSIS; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034019297     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.38.221     Document Type: Article

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