Amelioration by vitamin A upon arsenic induced metabolic and neurotoxic effects

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 568-577

  Gopalkrishnan, Avani ^a   Rao, Mandava Venkateswara ^a  

^a GUJARAT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant system; Arsenic; Metabolic and neurotoxic effect; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CATALASE; GLYCOGEN; LIPID PEROXIDASE; PHOSPHORYLASE; RETINOL; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN LEVEL; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEMISPHERE; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT;

EID: 33749501367     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: 13475207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.52.568     Document Type: Article

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