Background: In support of the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS), the US
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) completed a toxicological review of …

Hazardous agents are an ongoing concern in the modern workplace, with many examples of
workers being severely affected by chemicals as a result of both acute and chronic …

This report reviews the literature on the impact of exposure to trichloroethylene (TCE) on
human health. Special emphasis is given to the health effects reported in excess of national …

Post‐prandial serum bile acid concentrations were measured in 200 Maltese dogs in an
attempt to identify those with subclinical portosystemic shunts. Five of these were later …

Background Clinical experience of cases of fatty liver disease (FLD) with exposure to
organic solvents suggested a possible risk. Methods Thirty male cases of FLD, ages 20–59 …

The objective of this study was to examine the endocrine profiles of a group of male workers
chronically exposed to trichloroethylene (TCE) in an electronics factory. A total of 124 …

In order to determine the value of serum bile acids in predicting the course of chronic
cholestatic liver diseases, we measured individual serum bile acids serially, using high …

(5-Benzoacridine) ethyl-p-toluenesulfonate (BAETS), a dual-sensitive probe, was reacted
with bile acids in the presence of K 2 CO 3 catalyst in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) solvent to …

Background Polyvinyl chloride is used in production and manufacturing of many essential
tools (eg plastic pipes, photography films, etc.). Its production is impossible without the use …

The objective was to evaluate total serum bile acids (SBA) as a biological marker of
hepatotoxicity in car painters exposed to organic solvents and to compare their performance …