Antioxidants in detoxification of arsenic-induced oxidative injury in rabbits: Preliminary results

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 273-287

  Rabbani, Golam Hassan ^a   Saha, Shyamal Kumar ^a   Akhtar, Mastura ^a   Marni, Farzana ^a   Mitra, Amal Krishna ^b   Ahmed, Shamsir ^a   Alauddin, Mohammad ^c,d   Bhattacharjee, Maya ^d   Sultana, Shamima ^d   Chowdhury, A K Azad ^e  

^a ICDDRB Clinical Sciences Division   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c WAGNER COLLEGE   (United States)

^d Intronics Technology Center   (Bangladesh)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Arsenic; Intoxication; Nitric oxide; Rabbit model

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; ARSENIC; NITROGEN OXIDES; TOXICITY;

DETOXIFYING EFFECTS;

DETOXIFICATION;

ANTIOXIDANT; ARSENIC; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; GLUTATHIONE; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; POLYPHENOL; SELENIUM; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; VITAMIN; ZINC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARSENIC POISONING; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; FEEDING; HAIR ANALYSIS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RABBIT; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; URINALYSIS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ARSENIC; ARSENIC POISONING; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GLUTATHIONE; HAIR; NITRIC OXIDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RABBITS;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0037288850     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ESE-120016894     Document Type: Article

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