Thioureas differentially induce rat hepatic microsomal epoxide hydrolase and rGSTA2 irrespective of their oxygen radical scavenging effect: Effects on toxicant-induced liver injury

Chemico-Biological Interactions

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 117-134

  Kim, Sang Geon ^a   Kim, Hye Jung ^a   Yang, Chae Ha ^b  

^a Duksung Women's University   (South Korea)

^b Kyungsan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cytochrome P450; Diethylthiourea; Dimethylthiourea; Diphenylthiourea; Glutathione S transferase; Microsomal epoxide hydrolase; Tetramethylthiourea

Indexed keywords

BENZENE DERIVATIVE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CYTOCHROME P450; DIMETHYLTHIOUREA; EPOXIDE HYDROLASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; MESSENGER RNA; OXYGEN RADICAL; SCAVENGER; THIOUREA DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INDUCTION; LIVER MICROSOME; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INDUCTION; EPOXIDE HYDROLASES; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LIVER; MALE; MICROSOMES, LIVER; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; THIOUREA; TIME FACTORS;

LETHRINIDAE;

EID: 0033057371     PISSN: 00092797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2797(98)00101-X     Document Type: Article

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