Modulation by N-acetylcysteine of lead-induced alterations in rat brain: Reduced glutathione levels and morphology

Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 289-293

  Nehru, Bimla ^a   Kanwar, Shailender Singh ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Brain Histoarchitecture; Glutathione; Lead; N Acetylcysteine; Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE; LEAD;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; BRAIN REGION; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LEAD POISONING; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 34250701517     PISSN: 15376516     EISSN: 15376524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15376510601017769     Document Type: Article

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