Dental Materials
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 9-16 , January 2007

Identification of 2,3-epoxymethacrylic acid as an intermediate in the metabolism of dental materials in human liver microsomes

  • Mario Seiss

      Affiliations

    • Walther-Straub-Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 80336 Munich, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Walther-Straub-Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Goethestr. 31, D-80336 Munich, Germany. Tel.: +49 89 2180 75754; fax: +49 89 2180 75701.
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  • Siegfried Nitz

      Affiliations

    • Chair of Chemical–Technical Analysis and Chemical Food Technology, Technical University of Munich, 85350 Freising, Germany
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  • Norbert Kleinsasser

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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  • Jeroen T.M. Buters

      Affiliations

    • Center for Allergy and Environment, Technical University of Munich, 80802 Munich, Germany
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  • Heidrun Behrendt

      Affiliations

    • Center for Allergy and Environment, Technical University of Munich, 80802 Munich, Germany
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  • Reinhard Hickel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 80336 Munich, Germany
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  • Franz X. Reichl

      Affiliations

    • Walther-Straub-Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 80336 Munich, Germany

Received 12 May 2005 ,Revised 15 November 2005 ,Accepted 28 November 2005.

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PII: S0109-5641(05)00351-9

doi: 10.1016/j.dental.2005.11.038

Dental Materials
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 9-16 , January 2007

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