Title : An evaluation of in vivo models for toxicokinetics of hexavalent chromium in the stomach.

Pub. Date : 2015 Sep 15

PMID : 26123277






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1 Hexavalent chromium (Cr6) is a drinking water contaminant that has been detected in most of the water systems throughout the United States. Chromium teratocarcinoma-derived growth factor 1 pseudogene 6 Homo sapiens
2 Because reduction of Cr6 to trivalent chromium (Cr3) is an important detoxifying step in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract prior to systemic absorption, models have been developed to estimate the extent of reduction in humans and animals. Chromium teratocarcinoma-derived growth factor 1 pseudogene 6 Homo sapiens