Zinc prevents hematological and biochemical alterations induced by static magnetic field in rats

Pharmacological Reports

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 616-622

  Salem, Amara ^a   Hafedh, Abdelmelek ^a   Rached, Abidi ^b   Mohsen, Sakly ^a   Khémais, Ben Rhouma ^a  

^a University of Carthage   (Tunisia)

^b Regional Hospital of Bizerte   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Biochemical parameters; Hematopoiesis; Metallothioneins; Static magnetic field; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATININE; DRINKING WATER; HEMOGLOBIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; METALLOTHIONEIN; UREA; ZINC;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER PARENCHYMA; MAGNETIC FIELD; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 33646184432     PISSN: 22995684     EISSN: 22995684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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