Post natal antioxidant enzyme activity of rat brain regions during developmental lead exposure

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-27

  Babu, M Sarath ^a   Gopal, N Venu ^a   Reddy, K Pratap ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Neurotoxicity; Oxidative stress; Pb exposure

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; LEAD; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANTIOXIDANT; BRAIN; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LACTATION; LEAD; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; RODENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LACTATION; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; RAT;

RATTUS;

EID: 33846698800     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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