Lipid peroxidation and ultrastructural modifications in brain after perinatal exposure to lead and/or cadmium in rat pups

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 423-429

  Zhang, Yu Mei ^a   Liu, Xue Zhong ^a   Lu, Hao ^a,b   Mei, Li ^b   Liu, Zong Ping ^a  

^a YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Brain; Cadmium; Lead; Lipid peroxidation; Rat; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

RATTUS;

EID: 74349092974     PISSN: 08953988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-3988(10)60021-9     Document Type: Article

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