Co-administration of zinc and n-acetylcysteine prevents arsenic-induced tissue oxidative stress in male rats

Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 197-204

  Modi, Manoj ^a   Kaul, Ramesh K ^a   Kannan, Gurusamy M ^a   Flora, Swaran J S ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Arsenic depletion; Arsenic intoxication; Protective effects; Rat; Zinc and antioxidant supplementation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ARSENITE SODIUM; CATALASE; PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; ZINC;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARSENIC POISONING; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIVER INJURY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STOMACH INTUBATION; SUPPLEMENTATION; TISSUE INJURY;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 33748142432     PISSN: 0946672X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2006.02.002     Document Type: Article

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