Modulation of toxic effects of organic mercury by different antioxidants

Toxicology International

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-71

  Shukla, Sangeeta ^a   Singh, Varsha ^a   Joshi, Deepmala ^a  

^a JIWAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Lipoic acid; Magnesium sulphate; Mercury; Soduim selenite; Zinc acetate

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIOXIDANT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIPID; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MERCURY; SODIUM SELENITE; THIOCTIC ACID; ZINC ACETATE;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD TOXICITY; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN LEVEL; BRAIN PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; KIDNEY INJURY; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER LEVEL; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; MERCURIALISM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; RENAL PROTECTION; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TISSUE INJURY;

RATTUS;

EID: 34547981544     PISSN: 09716580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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