Effects of ascorbic acid on lead induced alterations of synaptic transmission and contractile features in murine dorsiflexor muscle

Life Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1017-1025

  Hasan, M Y ^a   Alshuaib, W B ^b   Singh, S ^a   Fahim, M A ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; C57 BL mouse; Electrophysiology; Lead; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; LEAD;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MINIATURE ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; MOUSE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TONE; MUSCLE TWITCH; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0038381418     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(03)00374-6     Document Type: Article

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