Effects of progesterone on benzene toxicity in rats

Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-9

  Verma, Yeshvandra ^a   Rana, Suresh Vir Singh ^a  

^a CH CHARAN SINGH UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

CYP2E1; Glutathione; Kidney; Lipid peroxidation; Liver; Oxidative stress; Phase I enzymes; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CYTOCHROME P450 2E1; GLUTATHIONE; MALONALDEHYDE; PROGESTERONE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; KIDNEY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; BENZENE; CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP2E1; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE; KIDNEY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

RATTUS;

EID: 42149100540     PISSN: 00041254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/10004-1254-59-2008-1835     Document Type: Article

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