Concentrations of copper, iron, and zinc in the major organs of the Wistar albino and wild black rats: A comparative study

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 265-273

  Olusola, A O ^a   Obodozie, O O ^a   Nssien, M ^b   Adaramoye, A ^b   Adesanoye, O ^b   Odama, L E ^a   Emerole, G O ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

R. norvegicus; R. rattus; Trace elements; Wild black rats; Wistar albino rats

Indexed keywords

COPPER; IRON; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BRAIN; HEART; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPLEEN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; COPPER; IRON; MALE; MURIDAE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; ZINC;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RATTUS RATTUS;

EID: 2642513964     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/BTER:98:3:265     Document Type: Article

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