Glutathione concentration and glutathione peroxidase and transferase activitity after repeated exposure to selected benzene dihalogene-derivatives

Acta Toxicologica

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 107-112

  Frydrych, Barbara ^a   Szymańska, Jadwiga A ^a   Sala, Monika ^a   Bruchajzer, Elzbieta ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

1,4 dBB; 1,4 dCB; Glutathione; Glutathione peroxide; Glutathione S transferase; Rats

Indexed keywords

1,4 DIBROMOBENZENE; 1,4 DICHLOROBENZENE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; TOXICOKINETICS;

HELIANTHUS; MAMMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 17644388065     PISSN: 17316383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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