title: Urinary mercapturic acid in chemical workers and in control subjects.
abstract: Mercapturic acid urinary excretion was followed in a control group and in chemical workers exposed to toxic and mutagenic compounds. Chemical workers had a significantly lower excretion of mercapturic acid when compared with controls. Smoking effects were not significant statistically. No correlation was found between urinary mutagenic activity and mercapturic acid urinary excretion.
mesh_terms: D000111:Acetylcysteine / Q000652:urine*; D000328:Adult; D002617:Chemical Industry; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009152:Mutagenicity Tests; D012907:Smoking
chemical_list: D000111:Acetylcysteine