Amelioration by black tea of sodium fluoride-induced effects on DNA, RNA, and protein contents of liver and kidney and on serum transaminase activities in Swiss Albino mice

Fluoride

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-66

  Trivedi, M H ^a,b   Verma, R J ^a,b   Chinoy, N J ^a  

^a Gujarat University ^*

^b GUJARAT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Amelioration of fluoride toxicity; Black tea; DNA; Kidney; Liver; Protein; RNA; Serum glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase; Serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BLACK TEA EXTRACT; DNA; FLUORIDE SODIUM; LIVER PROTEIN; POLYPHENOL; RNA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONTENT; TEA;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS; MUS;

EID: 44449148301     PISSN: 00154725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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