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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
Volume 19, 1989 - Issue 1
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Original Article

Preferential distribution of α-hexachlorocyclohexane into cerebral white matter

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Pages 123-130 | Received 17 Feb 1988, Accepted 01 Sep 1988, Published online: 30 Sep 2009

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