Lead Intoxication: Histological and Oxidative Damage in Rat Cerebrum and Cerebellum

Journal of Trace Elements in Experimental Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-53

  Sidhu, Pardeep ^a   Nehru, Bimla ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biochemical; Histological; Lead; Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LEAD; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CELL SIZE; CEREBELLUM INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; GRANULAR CELL; LEAD POISONING; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; RAT;

EID: 1642458570     PISSN: 0896548X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jtra.10052     Document Type: Article

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