hydroquinone/seizures

Uva-ursi folium (bearberry leaf) has been traditionally used to treat symptoms of lower urinary tract infections. The most representative constituent of this herbal drug is arbutin that is rapidly absorbed in the small intestine and undergoes hepatic conjugation to form hydroquinone (HQ) conjugates.

Hydroquinone (HQ) is a common water-soluble constituent of foods, an ingredient in skin lightening preparations, a photographic developer, and an antioxidant used in the preparation of industrial polymers. In this series of studies, aqueous solutions of HQ were given by gavage to male and female

Hydroquinone is used an antioxidant in the rubber industry and as a developing agent in photography. It is also an intermediate in the manufacture of rubber and food antioxidants and monomer inhibitors. Hydroquinone and products containing hydroquinone are used as depigmenting agents to lighten

Cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium) fed to feeder pigs was associated with acute to subacute hepatotoxicosis. Cotyledonary seedings fed at 0.75% to 3% of body weight or ground bur fed at 20% to 30% of the ration caused acute depression, convulsions, and death. Principle gross lesions were marked

The effects of benzene and benzene metabolites *hydroquinone and catechol) on bone marrow cellularity, number of granulopoietic stem cells and on the frequency of micronuclei in polychromatic erythrocytes were investigated in mice. The dose-effect curve for benzene revealed that there was a

OBJECTIVE In patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), a wide range of neurologic abnormalities develop, including mental retardation and seizures. Brains from TSC patients are characterized by the presence of cortical tubers, large dysmorphic neurons, and abnormal cytomegalic cells. Although