Alterations in the concentrations of liver mitochondrial DNA, cytoplasmic total hydrocarbon and calcium in guinea pigs after treatment with Nigerian light crude oil

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-27

  Oruambo, Ibiba F ^a   Jones, Adirimo B ^a  

^a RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Bonny light crude oil; Mitochondrial DNA: cytoplasmic total hydrocarbon

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; HYDROCARBON; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PETROLEUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DNA CONTENT; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; GUINEA PIG; LIVER CELL; LIVER MITOCHONDRION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MITOCHONDRION SWELLING; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CAVIA;

EID: 34250309217     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph2007010004     Document Type: Article

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