Low levels of methylmercury induce DNA damage in rats: Protective effects of selenium

Archives of Toxicology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 249-254

  Grotto, Denise ^a   Barcelos, Gustavo R M ^a   Valentini, Juliana ^a,b   Antunes, Lusânia M G ^a   Angeli, José Pedro F ^a   Garcia, Solange C ^b   Barbosa Jr , Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antigenotoxicity; Comet assay; Glutathione peroxidase; Methylmercury; Selenium

Indexed keywords

DNA; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; METHYLMERCURY; SELENIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENOTOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCORING SYSTEM; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 62349084576     PISSN: 03405761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00204-008-0353-3     Document Type: Article

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