Detecting exposure-dependent changes of liver detoxification capacity of children in a formerly high-loaded industrial area with a 15N-labelled diagnostic tool

Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 69-74

  Herbarth, Olf ^a,b   Rolle Kampczyk, Ulrike ^a   Franck, Ulrich ^a   Rehwagen, Martina ^a   Weiß, Holger ^a   Krumbiegel, Peter ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

15N methacetin urine test; Children; External exposure; Internal load; Intervention study; Liver detoxification capacity

Indexed keywords

4 ACETANISIDINE; ACETAMIDE DERIVATIVE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; NITROGEN;

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DETOXIFICATION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLUTANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; URINALYSIS; URINE;

ACETAMIDES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LIVER; MALE; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; URINALYSIS;

EID: 1642446631     PISSN: 10256016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10256010310001646545     Document Type: Article

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