The effect of dietary supplementation of N-acetyl-L-cysteine on glutathione concentration and lipid peroxidation in cigarette smoke-exposed rats fed a low-protein diet

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 208-214

  Alhamdan, Adel Abdulwahab ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALBUMIN; GLUTATHIONE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN DIET; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; RAT; SAUDI ARABIA; TISSUE LEVEL;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANIMALS; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; GLUTATHIONE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 17144414872     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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