Activity of glutathione peroxidase and superoxide dismutase in workers occupationally exposed to mercury

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 71, Issue SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Bulat, P ^a   Dujic I ^b   Potkonjak, B ^c   Vidakovic A ^a  

^a Institute of Occupational Health Dr Dragomir Karajovi   (Serbia)

^b IHTM   (Serbia)

^c Biomedical Center Institute Torlak   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Glutathione peroxidase; Lipid peroxidation; Mercury; Occupational exposure; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MERCURY; SELENIUM; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ADULT; BLOOD LEVEL; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0031785647     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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