Effect of topically applied sulphur mustard on antioxidant enzymes in blood cells and body tissues of rats

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 245-248

  Husain, K ^b   Dube, S N ^a   Sugendran, K ^a   Singh, R ^a   Das Gupta, S ^a   Somani, S M ^b  

^a Div of Pharmacology and Toxicology   (India)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

CAT; GSH Px; Rats; SOD; Sulphur mustard; Tissues; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MUSTARD GAS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BLOOD CELL; BRAIN; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ERYTHROCYTE; KIDNEY; LEUKOCYTE; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPLEEN; THROMBOCYTE; TISSUE;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; BLOOD CELLS; BLOOD PLATELETS; BRAIN; CATALASE; ERYTHROCYTES; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; KIDNEY; LEUKOCYTES; LIVER; MALE; MUSTARD GAS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPLEEN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; VISCERA;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0029906452     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1263(199605)16:3<245::AID-JAT339>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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