Female rats are protected against oxidative stress during copper deficiency

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 239-246

  Bureau, Isabelle ^a   Gueux, Elyett ^a   Mazur, Andrzej ^a   Rock, Edmond ^a   Roussel, Anne Marie ^b   Rayssiguier, Yves ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Copper deficiency; Estrogen; Gender; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; COPPER; ESTROGEN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANEMIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER DEFICIENCY; DISEASE MODEL; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEEDING; FEMALE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEART; HEART HYPERTROPHY; HEMATOCRIT; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; IRON TRANSPORT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PANCREAS; PANCREAS ATROPHY; PANCREAS CELL; PEROXIDATION; RAT; WEANING;

ANEMIA; ANIMALS; ATROPHY; CARDIOMEGALY; COPPER; DIET; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; OVARIECTOMY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PANCREAS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES; WEANING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037777817     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2003.10719299     Document Type: Article

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