Prophylactic effect of vitamin E against hepatotoxicity, nephrotoxicity, haematological indices and histopathology induced by diazinon insecticide in mice

Current Zoology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 219-226

  El Shenawy, Nahla S ^a   Al Eisa, Rasha A ^a   El Salmy, Fawzia ^a   Salah, Omema ^a  

^a TAIF UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT); Albumin; Aspartate aminotransferase (AST); Creatinine; Histopathology; Organophosphorus insecticide; Urea

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 65549107452     PISSN: 00017302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/czoolo/55.3.219     Document Type: Article

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