Influence of ascorbic acid supplementation on the haematological and clinical biochemistry parameters of male rabbits exposed to aflatoxin B1

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part B Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 193-209

  Yousef, M I ^a   Salem, M H ^b   Kamel, K I ^c   Hassan, G A ^b   El Nouty, F D ^b  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Alexandria University   (Egypt)

^c Agriculture Research Center   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin B1; Ascorbic acid; Clinical biochemistry; Hematology; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHOLESTEROL; ENZYMES; GLUCOSE;

ASCORBIC ACID;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

AFLATOXIN B1; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASCORBIC ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD TOXICITY; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HYDROXYLATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RABBIT; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AFLATOXIN B1; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY TESTS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; MALE; RABBITS; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037280292     PISSN: 03601234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PFC-120018449     Document Type: Article

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