Alpha-tocopherol supplementation on chromium toxicity: A study on rat liver and kidney cell membrane

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 356-359

  Dey, Sankar Kumar ^a   Nayak, Prasunpriya ^a   Roy, Somenath ^a  

^a VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

tocopherol; Chromium; Kidney; Liver; Membrane

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; CELLS; CHOLESTEROL; CHROMIUM; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMES; TOXICITY;

CHROMIUM TOXICITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; CHROMIUM;

TOXICITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INTERACTION; KIDNEY; LIVER; PATHOLOGY; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CELL MEMBRANE; CHROMIUM; DRUG INTERACTIONS; KIDNEY; LIVER; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0042699901     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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