Evaluation of toxicological implications of inhalation exposure to kerosene fumes and petrol fumes in rats

Acta Biologica Szegediensis

Volumn 49, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 19-22

  Uboh, Friday E ^a   Akpanabiatu, Monday I ^a   Eyong, Eyong U ^a   Ebong, Patrick E ^a   Eka, Offiong O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Fumes; Histopathology; Kerosene; Liver enzymes; Petrol; Serum lipids

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHOLESTEROL; GASOLINE; KEROSENE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATION; EXPOSURE; FUME; LIVER CELL; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RAT; RAT STRAIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 33644535789     PISSN: 1588385X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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