Oral cadmium exposure alters haematological and liver function parameters of rats fed a Nigerian-like diet

Journal of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 267-274

  Asagba, S O ^a   Eriyamremu, G E ^b  

^a DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Haematological parameters; Liver function; Nigerian like diet

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CADMIUM; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CADMIUM POISONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FLUID INTAKE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER FUNCTION; MALE; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 38849178617     PISSN: 13590847     EISSN: 13646907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13590840701775403     Document Type: Article

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