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Abstract
The neurotoxic n-hexane metabolite 2,5-hexanedione was detected by gas chromatography--mass spectrometry in urine samples from human subjects not exposed to n-hexane or related hydrocarbons. Quantitative determinations by multiple ion detection revealed an amount of 2,5-hexanedione ranging from 0.12 to 0.78 mg/l (0.45 +/- 0.20 mg/l; means +/- SD). The amounts of 2,5-hexanedione actually measured in urinary extracts depended on the pH employed for acid hydrolysis of the samples.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID: 3949398 DOI: 10.1007/bf00381382
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int Arch Occup Environ Health ISSN: 0340-0131 Impact factor: 3.015