Metabolism, tissue distribution, and pharmacokinetics of N-methyl-N-2,4,6-tetranitroaniline (tetryl)

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 206-211

  Myers, Steven R ^a   Spinnato, Joseph A ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Elimination; Metabolism; Microsomes; Tetryl; Tissue distribution

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE 2' PHOSPHATE; ANILINE DERIVATIVE; CYTOCHROME P450 REDUCTASE; DICOUMAROL; MICONAZOLE; N METHYL 2,4,6 TRINITROANILINE; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; NITRAMINE; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE (PHOSPHATE) DEHYDROGENASE (QUINONE); THIAMAZOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROBIC CAPACITY; ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG METABOLISM; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROSOME MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RAT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE LEVEL; TOXICOKINETICS;

EID: 34648833640     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2007.05.005     Document Type: Article

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