Oxidative stress and immunotoxic effects of lead and their amelioration with myrrh (Commiphora molmol) emulsion

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 236-241

  Ashry, Khaled M ^a   El Sayed, Yasser S ^a   Khamiss, Rania M ^a   El Ashmawy, Ibrahim M ^b  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Alexandria University Faculty of Pharmacy   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Immuno stimulant; Immunotoxicity; Lead acetate; Myrrh (Commiphora molmol); Oxidative stress; Rabbits

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMINOTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LEAD ACETATE; LIPID; MALONALDEHYDE; MYRRH EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG POTENCY; EMULSION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; HYPOPROTEINEMIA; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; IMMUNOTOXICITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER LEVEL; LIVER PARENCHYMA; LIVER TOXICITY; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFORMATION TEST; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MYRRH; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RABBIT; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ANTIOXIDANTS; COMMIPHORA; EMULSIONS; IMMUNITY; IMMUNITY, HUMORAL; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; LEAD POISONING; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RABBITS; TERPENES;

ANIMALIA; COMMIPHORA; COMMIPHORA HABESSINICA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 72149124486     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2009.10.006     Document Type: Article

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