Oral N-acetylcysteine has a deleterious effect in acute iron intoxication in rats

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 8-12

  Abu Kishk, Ibrahim ^a   Kozer, Eran ^a   Goldstein, Lee H ^a   Weinbaum, Sarit ^a   Bar Haim, Adina ^a   Alkan, Yoav ^a   Petrov, Irena ^a   Evans, Sandra ^a   Siman Tov, Yariv ^a   Berkovitch, Matitiahu ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; FERROUS SULFATE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; URIC ACID;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ERYTHROCYTE LEVEL; GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER INJURY; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTIDOTES; ANTIOXIDANTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GLUTATHIONE; IRON; LIVER; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 71649106059     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.09.012     Document Type: Article

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