Influence of thyroxine and n-propylthiouracil on nephro-toxicity of inorganic arsenic in rat

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 137-145

  Rana, Svs ^a   Allen, Tanu ^a  

^a CH CHARAN SINGH UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

arsenic; GSH; kidney; l thyroxine; n propylthiouracil

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; CREATININE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LEVOTHYROXINE; LIOTHYRONINE; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KIDNEY MASS; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; MALE; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; RAT; THYROID FUNCTION; URINARY EXCRETION;

ANIMALS; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; ARSENICALS; CREATININE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; KIDNEY; MALE; NECROSIS; OXIDES; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33646370981     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0748233706th251oa     Document Type: Article

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