Evaluation of health risks caused by musk ketone

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 203, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 293-299

  Schmeiser, Heinz H ^a   Gminski, Richard ^a   Mersch Sundermann, Volker ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breast milk; Comutagenicity; Enzyme induction; Human adipose tissue; Musk ketone; Nitro musk

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; MUSK KETONE; PERFUME; XYLENE;

ABSORPTION; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MILK; REVIEW; WATER POLLUTANT;

ABSORPTION; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MILK; PERFUME; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; XYLENES;

EID: 0035346012     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1438-4639-00047     Document Type: Article

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