Effect of spirulina and Liv-52 on cadmium induced toxicity in albino rats

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 773-781

  Jeyaprakash, K ^a   Chinnaswamy, P ^a  

^a Kovai Medical Centre Research And Educational Trust   (India)

Author keywords

Cadmium chloride (CdCl2); Liv 52; Spirulina; Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS)

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIGENIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CADMIUM; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CATALASE; COPPER; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; IRON; LIV 52; PLANT EXTRACT; SELENIUM; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; ZINC;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DRUG COMBINATION; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; RAT; SPIRULINA; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; APPETITE DEPRESSANTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CADMIUM; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CATALASE; COPPER; DRUG COMBINATIONS; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; IRON; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SELENIUM; SPIRULINA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES; ZINC;

SPIRULINA;

EID: 24644467316     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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