Mercury influences rat liver tyrosine aminotransferase activity and induction by dexamethasone

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 187-190

  Dundjerski, Jadranka ^a   Brkljačić, Jelena ^a   Elaković, Ivana ^a   Manitašević, Sanja ^a   Matić, Gordana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Mercury; Tyrosine aminotransferase

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; MERCURY; TYROSINE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33645323218     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: 10991263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.1123     Document Type: Article

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