Potential hepatoprotective effects of vitamin E and Nigella sativa oil on hepatotoxicity induced by chronic exposure to malathion in human and male albino rats

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 391-407

  El Gharieb, Mahmood A ^a   El Masry, Thanaa A ^a   Emara, Ashraf M ^a   Hashem, Mohammed A ^b  

^a TANTA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b MINIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Hepatoprotective; Malathion; Nigella sativa oil; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; ANTIOXIDANTS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; INSECTICIDES; LIPIDS; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOSPHATASES; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HEPATOPROTECTIVE; HEPATOPROTECTIVE EFFECTS; MALATHION; NIGELLA SATIVA OIL; VITAMIN-E;

RATS;

ANTIOXIDANT; DICOTYLEDON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIPID; MALATHION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RODENT; SERUM; VITAMIN;

ANIMALIA; NIGELLA SATIVA; RATTUS;

EID: 75849122127     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772240902955719     Document Type: Article

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