Evaluation of lead toxicity and antioxidants in battery workers

Biomedical Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-4

  Rao, Gayathri M ^a   Shetty, Beena V ^a   Sudha, K ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Battery workers; GSH; Lead toxicity; TBARS

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; CERULOPLASMIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANODIC STRIPPING POTENTIOMETRY; ARTICLE; BATTERY INDUSTRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE;

EID: 43049101704     PISSN: 0970938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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