Protective effect of N-acetylcysteine on experimental chronic cadmium nephrotoxicity in immature female rats

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 221-229

  Wang, L ^a   Chen, D ^a   Cao, J ^a   Liu, Z ^a  

^a YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Cadmium; Kidney; N acetylcysteine; Oxidative stress; Rats

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALPHA 1 MICROGLOBULIN; BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CREATININE; GLUTATHIONE; MALONALDEHYDE; PROTEIN; TRACE ELEMENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN URINE LEVEL; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYMURIA; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; IMMATURITY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TUBULE NECROSIS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; RAT; RENAL PROTECTION; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; URINARY EXCRETION;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY WEIGHT; CADMIUM; ENZYMES; FEMALE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; KIDNEY CORTEX; KIDNEY DISEASES; LIPID PEROXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; PROTEINURIA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TRACE ELEMENTS; URODYNAMICS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 69949153901     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327109102365     Document Type: Article

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