High nitrate intake impairs liver functions and morphology in rats; Protective effects of α-tocopherol

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 161-166

  Ogur, Recai ^a   Coskun, Omer ^b   Korkmaz, Ahmet ^a   Oter, Sukru ^a   Yaren, Hakan ^a   Hasde, Metin ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Liver; Nitrate; Tocopherol

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; DRINKING WATER; LIVER ENZYME; MALONALDEHYDE; NITRATE; TAP WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL DEGENERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUID INTAKE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTERCELLULAR SPACE; LIVER CELL; LIVER CELL DAMAGE; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER HISTOLOGY; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC FRAGILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 18144404267     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2004.12.051     Document Type: Article

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