Neurotoxicity of solvents in brain of glue abusers

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 671-675

  Marulanda, N ^a,b   Colegial, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^b NONE   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Abuse; Glue; Leukoencephalopathy; Neuropathological; Solvent; White matter substance

Indexed keywords

GLUE; HYDROCARBON; SOLVENT; TOLUENE;

AUTOPSY; BRAIN TOXICITY; CELL VACUOLE; COLOMBIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; MULTIFOCAL LENS; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 17044427621     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2004.12.064     Document Type: Conference Paper

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