Skin toxicokinetics of mustard gas in the guinea pig: Effect of hypochlorite and safety aspects

Archives of Toxicology

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 517-522

  Wormser, Uri ^a   Brodsky, Berta ^a   Sintov, Amnon ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Decontamination; Hypochlorite; Mustard gas; Topical exposure; Toxicokinetics

Indexed keywords

HYPOCHLORITE; MUSTARD GAS; WATER;

ARTICLE; AUTHORITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENDER; GUINEA PIG; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; LABORATORY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SKIN TOXICITY; TIME; TOXICOKINETICS; VAPOR;

ANIMALS; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; DECONTAMINATION; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GUINEA PIGS; HYPOCHLOROUS ACID; MALE; MUSTARD GAS; SKIN ABSORPTION;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0036378794     PISSN: 03405761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00204-002-0362-6     Document Type: Article

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