Carbofuran-induced toxicity in rats: Protective role of vitamin C

Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 531-535

  Rai, Devendra K ^a   Rai, Prashant K ^a   Rizvi, Syed I ^a   Watal, Geeta ^a   Sharma, Bechan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD   (India)

Author keywords

Carbofuran; Erythrocytes; Osmotic fragility; Vitamin C; Wistar rats

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CARBOFURAN; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE FRAGILITY; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; INTOXICATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC FRAGILITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; CARBOFURAN; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; INSECTICIDES; MALE; OSMOTIC FRAGILITY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 71549144796     PISSN: 09402993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2008.11.003     Document Type: Article

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