Relationship between PCBs in blood and D-glucaric acid in urine

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-26

  Apostoli, P ^a   Mangili, A ^a   Carasi, S ^b   Manno, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b Local Health Unit (ASL)   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

D Glucaric acid; Enzyme induction; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; CREATININE; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SACCHARIC ACID;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BLOOD LEVEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INDUCTION; EXCRETION; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMOKING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 0041528242     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(03)00226-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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