Search for dissertations about: "5-hexanedione"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the word 5-hexanedione.

2. 1. Structural and functional alterations in the rat retina after long term exposure to two n-hexane metabolites

   Author : Birgitta Bäckström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : n-Hexane; 2; 5-hexanedione; 2; 5-hexanediol; immunohistochemical techniques; neurotoxicity; retinopathy; photoreceptors; light energy; electrophysiology; pupil;

   Abstract : Exposure to the two n-hexane metabolites, 2,5-hexanedione (2,5-HD) and 2,5-hexanediol (2,5-HDol) causes swellings in the distal part of long nerve axons. This phenomenon, centralperipheral distal axonopathy, was studied using an indirect immuno-peroxidase method with monoclonal antibodies to neurofilament protein. READ MORE