Vitamins C and E prevent AZT-induced leukopenia and loss of cellularity in bone marrow. Studies in mice

Free Radical Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 330-334

  Garcia de la Asuncion J ^a   Gomez Cambronero L G ^b   De Olmo, M L ^b   Pallardo F V ^b   Sastre, J ^b   Vina J ^b  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

AIDS; Antioxidant treatment; AZT induced leukopenia; Bone marrow; Cellularity; Peroxide levels

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; MALONALDEHYDE; PEROXIDE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BONE MARROW CELL; BONE MARROW TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEUKOPENIA; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BONE MARROW CELLS; LEUKOPENIA; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; VITAMIN E; ZIDOVUDINE;

MUS;

EID: 33947139152     PISSN: 10715762     EISSN: 10292470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10715760600868537     Document Type: Article

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