Effect of methanol on endogenous and exogenous carnitine levels in rat plasma

Archives of Toxicology

Volumn 79, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 571-581

  Olszowy, Zofia ^a   Czech, Ewa ^a   Nowicka, Joanna ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

L Carnitine; Methanol; Rats

Indexed keywords

ACYLCARNITINE; CARNITINE; CARNITINE DERIVATIVE; METHANOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; LD 50; METABOLIC DISORDER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; RAT; STOMACH INTUBATION; SURVIVAL;

ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ANIMALS; AREA UNDER CURVE; CARNITINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HALF-LIFE; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALE; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; METHANOL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 26944461542     PISSN: 03405761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00204-004-0646-0     Document Type: Article

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