Effect and possible role of Zn treatment in LEC rats, an animal model of Wilson's disease

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Basis of Disease

Volumn 1637, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 91-97

  Santon, Alessandro ^a   Irato, Paola ^a   Medici, Valentina ^a   D'Incà, Renata ^a   Albergoni, Vincenzo ^a   Sturniolo, Giacomo Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzyme; Glutathione; LEC rat; Metallothionein; Oxidative stress; Trace element

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; COPPER; ENZYME; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; IRON; METAL; METALLOTHIONEIN; SCAVENGER; ZINC;

ABSORPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER METABOLISM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; INTESTINE; INTESTINE CELL; IRON METABOLISM; KIDNEY; LIVER; LIVER CELL; LIVER INJURY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TISSUE LEVEL; URINE LEVEL; WILSON DISEASE;

ANIMALIA; CINNAMOMUM VERUM;

EID: 0037454657     PISSN: 09254439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4439(02)00218-1     Document Type: Article

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