Allium sativum L. extract prevents methyl mercury-induced cytotoxicity in peripheral blood leukocytes (LS)

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 417-421

  Abdalla, F H ^a   Belle L P ^a   De Bona, K S ^a   Bitencourt, P E R ^a   Pigatto, A S ^b   Moretto, M B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^b CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO FRANCISCANO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Allium sativum; Cytotoxicity adenosine deaminase; Methylmercury; Peripheral blood leukocytes

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; GARLIC EXTRACT; METHYLMERCURY;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LEUKOCYTE; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; ALLIUM; ANTIOXIDANTS; CELL SURVIVAL; COLORING AGENTS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; LEUKOCYTES; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; OXAZINES; PLANT EXTRACTS; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; THIAZOLES; XANTHENES;

ALLIUM SATIVUM;

EID: 72149123385     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2009.10.033     Document Type: Article

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