Protective effect of melatonin on paraquat-induced cytotoxicity in isolated rat hepatocytes

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 475-480

  García Rubio, Lourdes ^a   Matas, Pura ^a   Míguez, María Prado ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b Faculty of Veterinary Sciences   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hepatocytes; Melatonin; Oxidative stress; Paraquat

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; HERBICIDE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALONALDEHYDE; MELATONIN; PARAQUAT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL SUSPENSION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; LIVER CELL; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CELL SURVIVAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLUTATHIONE; HEPATOCYTES; HERBICIDES; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MELATONIN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARAQUAT; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 26444483247     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0960327105ht548oa     Document Type: Article

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