n-Hexane and its toxicologic effects – a review

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This review is a critical survey and evaluation of the recent literature relevant as medical background for a discussion of hygienic threshold values for hexane. Polyneuropathy and maculopathy, as well as subclinical effects, e.g., functional disturbances (conduction velocity of the motor and sensory nerves), are included.