Effect of mercury and selenite interaction on the mouse vital organs

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 215-220

  Rao, M V ^a   Patil, Gayatri R ^a   Borole, L V ^a  

^a GUJARAT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Kidney; Liver; Mercuric Chloride Sodium Selenite; Mice

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; GLYCOGEN; MERCURY; PHOSPHORYLASE; SELENITE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY METABOLISM; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER METABOLISM; MINAMATA DISEASE; MOUSE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031668853     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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