Effect of inhalation of coal fly ash on vitamin A distribution in organs of the rat.
Fly ash contains several polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The effect of inhalation of coal fly ash on vitamin A distribution in various organs of rat has been studied. Inhalation of fly ash for 6 h daily, for 15 d, decreased vitamin A content in liver. The absorption of orally given [3H]retinyl acetate was decreased and so was its localization in liver of rats inhaling coal fly ash.
D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity*; D000818:Animals; D002244:Carbon / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003031:Coal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D060729:Coal Ash; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D052638:Particulate Matter; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000378:metabolism*
D000393:Air Pollutants; D003031:Coal; D060729:Coal Ash; D052638:Particulate Matter; D014801:Vitamin A; D002244:Carbon