In vitro effect of low concentrations of oltipraz on the antioxidant defence of mouse hepatocytes and Schistosoma mansoni worms

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-21

  El Bassiouni, E A ^a   Helmy, M H ^b   Abdel Hamid, M A ^c   Shohayeb, M A ^a   Ismail, S S ^a  

^a Alexandria University Faculty of Pharmacy   (Egypt)

^b ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c TANTA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Glutathione; Liver; Oltipraz; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; ISOENZYME; MALONALDEHYDE; OLTIPRAZ;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HOST RESISTANCE; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER CELL; MAMMAL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TREMATODA;

EID: 1842483196     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2004.11732640     Document Type: Article

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