Comparative disposition of acrylonitrile and methacrylonitrile: Quantitative whole-body autoradiographic studies in rats

Fundamental and Applied Toxicology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-59

  Ahmed, Ahmed E ^a,b   Jacob, Sam ^a,b   Ghanayem, Burhan I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLONITRILE; CARBON 14; METHACRYLONITRILE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DRUG COMPARISON; DRUG EXCRETION; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; ISOTOPE LABELING; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WHOLE BODY AUTORADIOGRAPHY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 26844573644     PISSN: 02720590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/faat.1996.0142     Document Type: Article

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