Studies On The Role Of Ascorbic Acid On Nickel Induced Hepatic Nucleic Acid Concentrations In Rats

Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 185-196

  Das, Kusal K ^a   Das, Swastika N ^b  

^a AL AMEEN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Department of Computer Science and Engineering   (India)

Author keywords

ascorbic acid; DNA; liver; nickel sulfate; RNA

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; DNA; LIVER PROTEIN; NICKEL; NICKEL SULFATE; NUCLEIC ACID; RNA;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER CELL; LIVER LEVEL; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RAT STRAIN;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; LIVER; MALE; NICKEL; NUCLEIC ACIDS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 16244376482     PISSN: 07926855     EISSN: 21910286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JBCPP.2004.15.3-4.185     Document Type: Article

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