Antioxidant effect of ascorbic acid on PCB (Aroclor 1254) induced oxidative stress in hypothalamus of albino rats

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 365, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 297-303

  Muthuvel, R ^a   Venkataraman, P ^a   Krishnamoorthy, G ^a   Gunadharini, D N ^a   Kanagaraj, P ^a   Jone Stanley, A ^a   Srinivasan, N ^a   Balasubramanian, K ^a   Aruldhas, M M ^a   Arunakaran, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Aroclor 1254; Gonadotropins; Hypothalamus; Oxidative stress; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; FOLLITROPIN; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; AROCLOR 1254; ASCORBIC ACID; BODY WEIGHT; CATALASE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 32044444611     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2005.09.006     Document Type: Article

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