Protective role of germanium-132 against paraquat-induced oxidative stress in the livers of senescence-accelerated mice

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 289-297

  Yang, Mi Kyung ^a   Kim, Young Gon ^a  

^a Chosun University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; FREE RADICAL; GERMANIUM; MALONALDEHYDE; ORGANOGERMANIUM COMPOUND; PARAQUAT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER INJURY; LIVER MITOCHONDRION; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATALASE; DNA DAMAGE; FREE RADICALS; GERMANIUM; HERBICIDES; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARAQUAT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 0033550273     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/009841099157250     Document Type: Article

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