Role of co-administration of antioxidants in prevention of oxidative injury following sub-chronic exposure to arsenic in rats

Veterinarski Arhiv

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 113-121

  Nandi, Durgadas ^a   Patra, Ramesh Chandra ^a   Ranjan, Rakesh ^a   Swarup, Devendra ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Arsenic; Ascorbic acid; Cysteine; Methionine; Rat

Indexed keywords

RATTUS;

EID: 44649165337     PISSN: 03725480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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