Zinc Prevention of Electromagnetically Induced Damage to Rat Testicle and Kidney Tissues

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 96, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 247-254

  Ozturk, Ahmet ^a   Baltaci, Abdülkerim Kasim ^a   Mogulkoc, Rasim ^a   Öztekin, Esma ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic field; Free radicals; Oxidative damage; Zinc

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; MALONALDEHYDE; ZINC SULFATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; KIDNEY INJURY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; PROPHYLAXIS; RAT; TESTIS INJURY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE LEVEL; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; GLUTATHIONE; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; KIDNEY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; RADIATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TESTIS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; ZINC;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1642439254     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/BTER:96:1-3:247     Document Type: Article

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