Role of β-carotene in ameliorating the cadmium-induced oxidative stress in rat brain and testis

Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 238-243

  El Missiry, M A ^a   Shalaby, F ^a  

^a Mansoura University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Adenosine triphosphatase; Cadmium; Glutathione; Glutathione s transferase; Lipid peroxidation; Superoxide dismutase; Carotene

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CADMIUM; GLUTATHIONE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; BETA CAROTENE; BRAIN; CADMIUM; GLUTATHIONE; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TESTIS; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

EID: 0033660577     PISSN: 10956670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-0461(2000)14:5<238::AID-JBT2>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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