Paraquat poisoning by skin absorption.

Abstract

any adverse effects. Yet the author states this is remarkable considering the fatalities which have occurred after exposure to similar concentrations. The small skin surface area of 70 cm2 (as opposed to total body surface area of 18 000 cm2) kept the dose extremely low. The author then questions why we use rhesus monkeys instead of humans for the parenteral injection (topical absorption is determined relative