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Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism of Hexachlorobenzene in the Rat and the Rhesus Monkey Raymond S. H. Yang,*' K. A. Pittman,2 D. R. R ~ u r k eand , ~ V. B. Stein4
The metabolism of hexachlorobenzene (HCB) has been studied with respect to its tissue distribution, disposition, pharmacokinetics, and biotransformation in rats and rhesus monkeys. Preliminary results using the rat for a short-term (48 h) study indicate that a very small portion (