Effects of paraquat on anti-oxidant system in rats

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 432-438

  Ray, Sanhita ^a,d   Sengupta, Arnab ^b   Ray, Amitabha ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b R G KAR MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti oxidants; Glutathione; Oxidative stress; Paraquat; Rat tissues

Indexed keywords

RATTUS;

ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; PARAQUAT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; ERYTHROCYTE; EVALUATION; KIDNEY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATALASE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ERYTHROCYTES; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; KIDNEY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARAQUAT; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 34547781274     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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