Effect of melatonin on biochemical variables induced by phenytoin in organs of mothers, foetuses and offsprings of rats

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages

  Navarova J ^a   Ujhazy E ^a   Dubovicky M ^a   Mach, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

GSH; Intrauterinne hypoxia; Melatonin; NAGA; Phenytoin; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GLUTATHIONE; LYSOSOME ENZYME; MELATONIN; N ACETYL BETA GLUCOSAMINIDASE; PHENYTOIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS HYPOXIA; FETUS LIVER; FETUS LUNG; HEART; MATERNAL SERUM; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PROGENY; RAT; TISSUE INJURY;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINIDASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANOXIA; ANTICONVULSANTS; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE; MELATONIN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENYTOIN; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 2342574931     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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