Vitamin C may be beneficial in the prevention of paracetamol-induced renal damage

Clinical and Experimental Nephrology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 24-30

  Abraham, Premila ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Oxidative stress; Paracetamol toxicity; Renal damage; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CREATININE; PARACETAMOL; THIOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; KIDNEY INJURY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; RENAL PROTECTION;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CREATININE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 17744366461     PISSN: 13421751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10157-004-0335-6     Document Type: Article

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