Ethanol intake may modify gossypol toxicosis in the rat

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 375-380

  Akingbemi, B T ^a   Prasada Rao, P V V ^a   Aire, T A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Gossypol; Histopathology; Protein malnutrition

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CREATINE KINASE; GOSSYPOL;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY WEIGHT; CELL VACUOLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; GLOMERULUS; HEART; HISTOLOGY; LIVER ATROPHY; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORGAN WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MALNUTRITION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT;

ANIMALIA; GLOMERULUS;

EID: 10144234127     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1263(199609)16:5<375::AID-JAT350>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Conference Paper

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