Catalase and superoxide dismutase activities as biomarkers of oxidative stress in workers exposed to mercury vapors

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 107-120

  Perrin Nadif, Rachel ^a   Dusch, Martine ^a   Koch, Christophe ^a   Schmitt, Patrick ^b   Mur, Jean Marie ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b Association InterEntreprises de Médecine du Travail du Bas Rhin   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CATALASE; CREATININE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MERCURY; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAPOR;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CATALASE; COHORT STUDIES; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HUMANS; MERCURY; MERCURY POISONING; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 0029974808     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/009841096161366     Document Type: Article

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