Chapter 18. The Pathology and Biochemistry of Paraquat

  1. David W. Fitzsimons
  1. L. L. Smith,
  2. M. S. Rose,
  3. I. Wyatt

Published Online: 27 MAY 2008

DOI: 10.1002/9780470715413.ch18

Book Title

Ciba Foundation Symposium 65 - Oxygen Free Radicals and Tissue Damage

Ciba Foundation Symposium 65 - Oxygen Free Radicals and Tissue Damage

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How to Cite

Smith, L. L., Rose, M. S. and Wyatt, I. (2008) The Pathology and Biochemistry of Paraquat, in Ciba Foundation Symposium 65 - Oxygen Free Radicals and Tissue Damage (ed D. W. Fitzsimons), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470715413.ch18

Author Information

  1. Central Toxicologicai Laboratory, ICI, Alderley Park, Cheshire

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 27 MAY 2008
  2. Published Print: 1 JAN 1979

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780444900630

Online ISBN: 9780470715413

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Keywords:

  • paraquat;
  • biochemistry;
  • pathology;
  • exogenous compounds;
  • herbicide marketed

Summary

This chapter contains section titled:

  • The Pathology of Paraquat in Experimental Animals

  • The in VIVO Distribution of Paraquat

  • Uptake of Paraquat into Rat Lung Slices

  • The Compartment into which Paraquat Accumulates in the Lung

  • Mechanisms of Toxicity

  • Discussion

  • References

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