Disposition of tungsten in rodents after repeat oral and drinking water exposures

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 445-455

  Weber, Waylon M ^a   Marr, Rena ^a   Kracko, Dean ^a   Gao, Zhengyu ^a   McDonald, Jacob D ^a   Ui Chearnaigh, Kimberley ^b  

^a LOVELACE RESPIRATORY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring and Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Disposition; Rodents; Tungsten

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; ENZYMES; FOOD ADDITIVES; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; LIVER; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; MAMMALS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLYBDENUM; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PHOTORESISTS; PLASMAS; POTABLE WATER; PROTEINS; RATS; SODIUM; TUNGSTEN; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS;

CONSECUTIVE DAYS; COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; DIHYDRATE; DRINKING WATER; ORAL DOSES; SODIUM TUNGSTATE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RATS; SULFITE OXIDASE (SO); XANTHINE OXIDASE (XO);

ENZYME ACTIVITY;

DRINKING WATER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; POLLUTION EFFECT; RODENT; TOXICITY TEST; TUNGSTEN;

ANIMALIA; MUS; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 47949122942     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772240701565891     Document Type: Article

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