P-glycoprotein induction: an antidotal pathway for paraquat-induced lung toxicity

The widespread use of the nonselective contact herbicide paraquat (PQ) has been the cause of thousands of deaths from both accidental and voluntary ingestion. The main target organ for PQ toxicity is the lung. No antidote or effective treatment to decrease PQ accumulation in the lung or to disrupt i...

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Main Author: Dinis Oliveira, RJ (author)
Other Authors: Remiao, F (author), Duarte, JA (author), Ferreira, R (author), Sanchez S Navarro (author), Bastos, ML (author), Carvalho, F (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2006
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10216/91209
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/91209