Effect of β-carotene supplementation on rats submitted to chronic ethanol ingestion

Drug and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 191-198

  Portari, G V ^a   Jordao Jr A A ^a   Meirelles, M S ^a   Marchini, J S ^a   Vannucchi, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Beta carotene; Ethanol; Free radicals; Glutathione; MDA

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CYTOCHROME P450 2E1; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BETA CAROTENE; BODY WEIGHT; CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP2E1; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EATING; ETHANOL; GLUTATHIONE; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES; TIME FACTORS; VITAMIN E;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0042134694     PISSN: 01480545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/DCT-120022648     Document Type: Article

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