Comparative hepatotoxicity and clastogenicity of sodium arsenite and three petroleum products in experimental Swiss Albino Mice: The modulatory effects of Aloe vera gel

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2454-2457

  Gbadegesin, Michael A ^a   Odunola, Oyeronke A ^a   Akinwumi, Kazeem A ^a   Osifeso, Olabode O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Glutamyl transferase; Aloe vera; Clastogenicity; Hepatotoxicity; Micronucleus; Petroleum

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ARSENITE SODIUM; DIESEL FUEL; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GASOLINE; KEROSENE; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; GEL; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

ALOE; ANIMALS; ARSENITES; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GELS; LIVER; MALE; MICE; MUTAGENS; PETROLEUM; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

ALOE VERA; ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 69549086228     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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