The distribution of glutathione and glutathione s-transferase activity in the organs of Dhub (The Agamid lizard; Uromastyz aegyptius)

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 558-561

  Sarhan, Mohammed Abdel Aziz ^a   Al Qahtani, Ahmed ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

CDNB; GSSg; GST; Tissue distribution

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; HEART; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; LIVER PARENCHYMA; LIZARD; LUNG PARENCHYMA; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

AGAMIDAE; UROMASTYX AEGYPTIA;

EID: 34250724378     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2007.558.561     Document Type: Article

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