Cyanide detoxification in rats exposed to acetonitrile and fed a low protein diet

Fundamental and Applied Toxicology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 66-71

  Swenne, I ^a   Eriksson, U J ^a   Christoffersson, R ^a   Kagedal B ^a   Lundquist, P ^a   Nilsson, L ^a   Tylleskar T ^b   Rosling, H ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; CYANIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; GROWTH; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; RAT; XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM;

EID: 26944495387     PISSN: 02720590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/faat.1996.0107     Document Type: Article

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