Evaluation of peroxidative stress and enzymatic antioxidant activity in liver and kidney during pregnancy and lactation in rats

Health and Population: Perspectives and Issues

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 177-185

  Upreti, Kanchan ^a   Chaki, S P ^a   Misro, M M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE   (India)

Author keywords

Enzymatic antioxidants; Lactation; Lipid peroxidation; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; KIDNEY; LACTATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREGNANCY; RAT; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0041323242     PISSN: 02536803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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