Enzymatic antioxidants in erythrocytes following heavy metal exposure: Possible role in early diagnosis of poisoning

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 198-205

  Gupta, A ^a   Shukla, G S ^a  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CADMIUM; CATALASE; CHROMIUM; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; HEAVY METAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; NICKEL; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; ZINC;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; HEAVY METAL POISONING; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CATALASE; ERYTHROCYTES; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; MALE; METALS, HEAVY; POISONING; RATS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031022196     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900320     Document Type: Article

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