Mesitylene (1,3,5-trimethylbenzene) in the liver, lung, kidney, and blood and 3,5-dimethylbenzoic acid in the liver, lung, kidney and urine of rats after single and repeated inhalation exposure to mesitylene

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 485-492

  Świercz, Radek ^a   Wasowicz, W ^a   Majcherek, W ^a  

^a NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

3,5 dimethylbenzene acid; Blood; Inhalation; Kidney; Liver; Lung; Mesitylene; Rats; Urine

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33745713522     PISSN: 12301485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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