Protective effect of quercetin against sulphur mustard-induced oxidative stress in mice

Defence Science Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 707-720

  Gautam, Anshoo ^a   Vijayaraghavan, R ^a   Pant, S C ^a   Kumar, Om ^a   Singh, Seema ^a   Kumar, H T Satish ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Chemical warfare agent; DNA damage; Glutathione; Malondialdehyde; Oxidative stress; Prophylactic agent; Quercetin; Sulphur mustard

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WARFARE; DNA; DRUG DOSAGE; HISTOLOGY; MACROMOLECULES; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SKIN;

BIOCHEMICAL MARKERS; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; GLUTATHIONE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; PROPHYLACTIC AGENT; QUERCETIN; SULPHUR MUSTARD (SM);

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 34548596862     PISSN: 0011748X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14429/dsj.57.1807     Document Type: Article

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