Benzene increases the ratio of arachidonic acids to docosahexaenoic acids and inhibits the de novo synthesis of ceramide in the rat liver

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 74-81

  Sul, Donggeun ^a   Shim, Ilsub ^a   Im, Hosub ^a   Won, NamHee ^a   Kim, Hae Joon ^a   Lee, Eunil ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arachidonic acids; Benzene; Ceramide; Docosahexaenoic acids; Fatty acids; Phospholipids; Sphingomyelin

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; BENZENE; CERAMIDE; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID; SATURATED FATTY ACID; SPHINGOMYELIN; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADSORPTION CHROMATOGRAPHY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EXPOSURE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INHALATION; LIVER; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNTHESIS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; ARACHIDONIC ACIDS; BENZENE; CERAMIDES; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; LIVER; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 13244278195     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.1042     Document Type: Article

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