Species differences in methanol and formic acid pharmacokinetics in mice, rabbits and primates

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 247, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-35

  Sweeting, J Nicole ^a   Siu, Michelle ^a   McCallum, Gordon P ^a   Miller, Lutfiya ^a   Wells, Peter G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Formic acid; Methanol; Mice; Pharmacokinetics; Primates.; Rabbits; Species differences

Indexed keywords

FORMIC ACID; METHANOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG METABOLISM; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MONKEY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; RAT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TIME;

ANIMALS; FORMIC ACIDS; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MALE; METHANOL; MICE; RABBITS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME;

MACACA FASCICULARIS; MUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PRIMATES; RODENTIA;

EID: 77954762303     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: 10960333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2010.05.009     Document Type: Article

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